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501. A train passing at point A at a speed of 72 kph accelerates at 0.75 m/s^2 from
oneminute along a straight path then decelerates at 1.0 m/s^2. How far from point a
will be 2 min after passing point A.

a. 6.49 km
b. 7.30 km
c. 4.65 km
d. 3.60 km

502. A car accelerate 8 seconds from rest, the acceleration increasing uniformly from zero
to12 m/s^2. During the next 4 sec, the car decelerates at a constant rate of -11 m/s^2.
Compute the distance the car has traveled after 12 sec from the start.

a. 232 m
b. 240 m
c. 302 m
d. 321 m

503. A car moving at 6 m/s accelerates at 1.5 m/s^2 for 15 sec, then decelerates at a rate of
1.2 m/s^2 for 12 sec. Determine the total distance traveled.

a. 433.75 m
b. 543.80 m
c. 384.90 m
d. 558.75 m

504. A train starting at initial velocity of 30 kph travels a distance 21 km in 8 min.

determinethe acceleration of the train at this instant.

a. 0.0865 m/s^2
b. 0.0206 m/s^2
c. 0.3820 m/s^2
d. 0.0043 m/s^2

505. From a speed of 75 kph, a car decelerates at the rate of 500 m/min^2 along a
straightpath. How far in meters will it travel in 45 sec?
a. 790.293 m
b. 791.357 m
c. 796.875 m
d. 793.328 m

506. An object experiences rectilinear acceleration a(t) = 10 – 2t. How far does it travel in 6
sec if its initial velocity is 10 m/s?

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a. 182
b. 168
c. 174
d. 154

507. An object experiences the velocity as shown in the diagram. How far will it move in 6
seconds?

a. 40 m
b. 60 m
c. 80 m
d. 100 m

508. An object is accelerating to the right along a straight path at 2 m/s. the object
beginswith a velocity 10 m/s to the left. How far does it travel in 15 seconds? a. 125 m
b. 130 m
c. 140 m
d. 100 m

509. What is the acceleration of a body that increases in velocity from 20 m/s to 40 m/s in 3
sec? Answer in SI.

a. 8.00 m/s^2
b. 6.67 m/s^2
c. 50. m/s^2
d. 7.0 m/s^2

510. A shell is fired vertically upward with an initial velocity of 2000 fps. It is timed to
burstin 7 sec. Four seconds after firing the first shell, a second shell is fired with the
same velocity. This shell is time to burst in 5 sec. An observer stationed in a captive
balloon near the line of fire hears both burst. At the same instance what is the elevation
or height of the balloon. Assume velocity of sound to be 1100 fps.

a. 10 304 ft

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b. 18 930 ft
c. 13 400 ft
d. 14 030 ft

511. An object from a height of 92 m and strikes the ground with a speed of 19 m/s.
Determine the height that the object must fall in order to strike with a speed of 24 m/s.

a. 110.12 m

b. 184.29 m
c. 146.94 m
d. 205.32 m

512. A ball is dropped from a balloon at a height of 195 m. if the balloon is rising 29.3
m/s.Find the highest point reached by the ball and the time of flight.

a. 238.8 m
b. 487.3 m
c. 328.4 m
d. 297.3 m

513. A ball is thrown vertically upward with an initial velocity of 3 m/sec from a window of
atall building. The ball strikes at the sidewalk at ground level 4 sec later. Determine the
velocity with which the ball hits the ground and the height of the window above the
ground level.

a. 24.4 m/s; 81.3 m

b. 36.2 m/s; 66.79 m
c. 42.3 m/s; 48.2 m
d. 53.2 m/s; 36.8 m

514. A ball is dropped freely from a balloon at a height 195 m. If the balloon is rising 29.3
m/s. Find the highest point reached by the ball and the velocity of the ball as it strikes
the ground.

a. 43.76 m; 68.44 m/s

b. 22.46 m; 71.66 m/s
c. 36.24 m; 69.24m/s
d. 12.8 m; 31.2 m/s

515. How far does the automobile move while its speed increases uniformly from 15 kph to
45 kph in 20 sec?

a. 185 m
b. 167 m

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c. 200 m
d. 172 m

516. An automobile is moving at 20 kph and accelerates at 0.5 m/s^2 for a period of 45
sec.Compute the distance traveled by the car at the end of 45 sec.

a. 842.62 m
b. 765.45 m
c. 672.48 m
d. 585.82 m

517. A ball is thrown vertically upward with an initial velocity of 3m/sec from a window of
atall building, which is 70 m above the ground level. How long will it take for the ball to
hit the ground?

a. 3.8 sec
b. 4.1 sec
c. 5.2 sec
d. 6.1 sec

518. A ball is thrown vertically upward with an initial velocity of 3 m/sec from a window of
atall building. The ball strikes the ground 4 sec later. Determine the height of the
window above the ground.

a. 66.331 m
b. 67.239 m
c. 54.346 m
d. 72.354 m

519. A stone was dropped freely from a balloon at a height of 190 m above the ground.
Theballoon is moving upward at a speed of 30 m/s. Determine the velocity of the stone
at it hits the ground.

a. 56.43 m/s
b. 62.45 m/s
c. 68.03 m/s
d. 76.76 m/s

520. A ball is thrown vertically at a speed of 20 m/s from a building 100 m above the
ground.Find the velocity and the position of the ball above the ground after 5 seconds.

a. 3.34 m, 45.23 m/s

b. 4.54 m, 47.68 m/s
c. 5.67 m, 56.42 m/s
d. 6.23 m, 34.76 m/s

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521. A ball is thrown vertically at a speed of 30 m/s from a building 200 m above
the ground.Determine the velocity and the time that it strikes the ground.

a. 11.50 sec, 65.80 m/s

b. 11.45 sec, 66.59 m/s
c. 10.30 sec, 67.21 m/s
d. 10.14 sec, 69.45 m/s

522. A ball is thrown vertically with a velocity of 20 m/s from the top of a building 100
mhigh. Find the velocity of the ball at a height of 40 m above the ground. a. 39.71 m/s
b. 40.23 m/s
c. 39.88 m/s
d. 39.68 m/s

523. A ball is shot at a ground level at an angle of 60 degrees with the horizontal with
aninitial velocity of 100 m/s. Determine the height of the ball after 2 seconds. a. 162.46
m
b. 153.59 m
c. 175.48 m
d. 186.42 m

524. A ball is shot at an average speed of 200 m/s at an angle of 20° with the
horizontal.What would be the velocity of the ball after 8 seconds?

a. 215.53 m/s
b. 154.34 m/s
c. 188.21 m/s
d. 198.37 m/s

525. A projectile has a velocity of 200 m/s acting at an angle 20 degrees with the
horizontal.How long will it take for the projectile to hit the ground surface?

a. 13.95 sec
b. 15.75 sec
c. 10.11 sec
d. 24.23 sec

526. A solid homogenous circular cylinder and a solid homogenous sphere are placed atequal
distances from the end of an inclined plane. Assuming that no slipping occurs as the
two bodies roll down the plane, which of them will reach the end of the plane first?
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that they have the same weight and radius.

a. sphere
b. cylinder
c. both cylinder and sphere
d. none of these

527. A homogenous sphere rolls down as inclined plane making an angle of 30° with
thehorizontal. Determine the minimum value of the coefficient of friction which will
prevent slipping.

a. 0.625
b. 0.362
c. 1.028
d.0.165

528. At what weight “h” above the billiard table surface should a billiard ball of radius 3
cmbe struck by a horizontal impact in order that the ball will start moving with no
friction between the ball and the table?

a. 4.9 cm
b. 3.4 cm
c. 4.2 cm
d. 5.5 cm

529. A common swing 7.5 m high is designed for a static load of 1500 N (tension in the
ropeis equal to 1500 N). Two boys each weighing 500 N are swinging on it. How much
many degrees on each side of the vertical can they swing without exceeding the
designed load? a. 30.35°
b. 41.41°
c. 45.45°
d. 54.26°

530. A wooden block weighing 20 N rests on a turn table having a radius of 2 m at a

distanceon 1 m from the center. The coefficient of friction between the block and the
turn table is 0.30. The rotation of the table is governed by the equation Ø = 4t^2 where
Ø is in radians and t in seconds. If the table starts rotating from rest at t = 0, determine
the time elapsed before the block will begin to slip.

a. 0.21 sec
b. 0.55 sec
c. 1.05 sec
d. 0.10 sec

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531. A ball at the end of a cord 121 cm long is swinging with a complete vertical circle
justenough velocity to keep it in the top. If the ball is released from the cord where it is
at the top point of its path, where will it strike the ground 245 cm below the center of
the circle. a. 263.63 cm
b. 332.64 cm
c. 258.37 cm
d. 297.61 cm

532. At what RPM is the Ferris wheel turning when the riders feel “weightless” or zerogravity
every time the each rider is at the topmost part of the wheel 9m in radius? a. 8.58 rpm
b. 9.97 rpm
c. 10.73 rpm
d. 9.15 rpm

533. A wooden block having a weight of 50 N is placed at a distance 1.5 m from the center ofa
circular platform rotating at a speed of 2 radians per second. Determine the minimum
coefficient of friction of the blocks so that it will not slide. Radius of circular platform is
3 m. a. 0.21
b. 0.84
c. 0.61
d. 1.03

534. A 2 N weight is swing in a vertical circle of 1m radius and the end of the cable will
breakif the tension exceeds 500 N. Which of the following most nearly gives the angular
velocity of the weight when the cable breaks?

a. 24.9 rad/sec
b. 37.2 rad/sec
c. 49.4 rad/sec
d. 58.3 rad/sec

535. A weight is attached to a chord and forms a conical pendulum when it is rotated
aboutthe vertical axis. If the period of rotation is 0.2 sec, determine the velocity of the
weight if the chord makes an angle of 25° with the vertical.

a. 0.146 m/s
b. 0.823 m/s
c. 1.028 m/s
d. 0.427 m/s

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536. A ball having a weight of 4N is attached to a cord 1.2 m long and is revolving around
avertical axis so that the cord makes an angle of 20° with the vertical axis. Determine
the rpm. a. 22.12
b. 24.16
c. 25.18
d. 28.17

537. A wheel is rotating at 4000 rpm. If it experience a deceleration of 20 rad/sec^2

throughhow many revolutions will it rotate before it stops?

a. 400
b. 698
c. 520
d. 720

538. Find the maximum acceleration of a mass at the end of a 2 m long string. It swing like
apendulum with a maximum angle of 30°.

a. 3.61 m/s^2
b. 4.91 m/s^2
c. 6.21 m/s^2
d. 7.21 m/s^2

539. A turbine started from rest to 180 rpm in 6 min at a constant acceleration. Find
thenumber of revolution that it makes within the elapsed time.

a. 550 revolutions
b. 540 revolutions
c. 630 revolutions
d. 500 revolutions

540. Traffic travels at 65 mph around banked highway curved with a radius of 3000
feet.What banking angle is necessary such that friction will not be required to resist the
centrifugal force?

a. 3.2°
b. 2.5°
c. 5.4°
d. 18°

541. The rated speed of a highway curve of 60m radius of 50 kph. If the coefficient of
frictionbetween the tires and the road is 0.60, what is the maximum speed at which a
car can round a curve without skidding?

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a. 93.6 kph
b. 84.2 kph
c. 80.5 kph
d. 105.2 kph

542. A solid disk flywheel (I = 200 kg.m) is rotating with a speed of 900 rpm. What is
therotational kinetic energy?

a. 730 x 10^3 J
b. 680 x 10^3 J
c. 888 x 10^3 J
d. 1100 x 10^3 J

543. A cyclist on a circular track of radius r = 800 ft. travelling at 27 ft/s. His speed at
thetangential direction increases at the rate of 3 ft/s^2. What is the cyclist’s total
acceleration? a. 2.8 ft/s^2
b. -3.12 ft/s^2
c. -5.1 ft/s^2
d. 3.31 ft/s^2

544. An automobile travels on a perfectly horizontal, unbanked circular track of radius R.The
coefficient of friction between the tires and the track is 0.3. If the car’s velocity is 15
m/s, what is the smallest radius it may travel without skidding?

a. 68m
b. 69.4 m
c. 76.5 m
d. 71.6 m

545. Determine the angle of super elevation for a highway curves of 183 m radius, so
thatthere will be no “slide thrust” for a speed of 72 kilometer per hour. At what speed
will skidding impend if the coefficient of friction is 0.3?

a. 13.58°; 25.49 m/s

b. 12.57°; 31.72 m/s
c. 15.29°; 34.24 m/s
d. 10.33°; 30.57 m/s

546. A child places a picnic basket on the outer rim of merry go round that has a radius of 4.6
m and revolves once every 24 sec. How large must the coefficient of static friction be for
the basket to stay on the merry go round?

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b. 0.032
c. 0.045
d. 0.052

547. A driver’s manual that a driver traveling at 48 kph and desiring to stop as quickly
aspossible travels 4 m before the foot reaches the brake. The car travels and additional
21 m before coming to rest. What coefficient of friction is assumed in this calculation? a.
0.43
b. 0.34
c. 0.56
d. 0.51

548. A point on the rim of a rotating flywheel changes its speed its speed from 1.5 m/s to 9
m/s while it moves 60 m. If the radius of the wheel is 1 m, compute the normal
acceleration at the instant when its speed is 6 m/s.

a. 18 m/s^2
b. 20 m/s^2
c. 24 m/s^2
d. 36 m/s^2

549. The angular speed of a rotating flywheel a radius of 0.5 m, is 180/π rpm. Compute
thevalue of its normal acceleration and the tangential speed.

a. 16 m/s^2; 2 m/s
b. 18 m/s^2; 3 m/s
c. 14 m/s^2; 1.5 m/s
d. 12 m/s^2; 1.0 m/s

550. A pulley has an angular velocity of 2 rad/sec, and a tangential speed of 4 m/s.
Computethe normal acceleration.

a. 8 m/sec^2
b. 6 m/sec^2
c. 4 m/sec^2
d. 3 m/sec^2
551. A 10.7 kN car travelling at 134 m/s attempts to round an unbanked curve with a
radiusof 61 m. What force of friction is required to keep the car on its circular path? a.
3123 N
b. 3445 N
c. 3211 N
d. 4434 N

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552. A rotating wheel has a radius of 2 feet and 6 inches. A point on the rim of the
wheelmoves 30 ft. in 2sec. Find the angular velocity of the wheel.

a. 2 rad/sec
b. 4 rad/sec
c. 5 rad/sec
d. 6 rad/sec

553. A prismatic AB bar 6 m long has a weight of 500 N. It is pin connected at one end at
A.If it is rotated about a vertical axis at Ai how fast would it be rotated when it makes an
angle of 30° with the vertical?

a. 1.68 rad/sec
b. 2.58 rad/sec
c. 1.22 rad/sec
d. 2.21 rad/sec

554. A prismatic bar weighing 25 kg is rotated horizontally about one of its ends at a speed
of2.5 rad/sec. Compute the length of the prismatic bar when it makes an angle of 45°
with the vertical.

a. 6.5 m
b. 3.33 m
c. 6.20 m
d. 7.35 m

555. A bullet enters a 50 mm plank with a speed of 600 m/s and leaves with a speed of 24
m/s. Determine the thickness of the plank that can be penetrated by the bullet.
a. 55 mm
b. 60 mm
c. 65 mm
d. 70 mm

556. A balikbayan box is placed on top on a flooring of a delivery truck with a coefficient
offriction between the floor and the box equal to 0.40. If the truck moves at 60 kph,
determine the distance that the truck will move before the box will stop slipping. The
box weighs 200 N. a. 70.8 m
b. 60.8 m
c. 50.8 m
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557. At what speed must a 10 kN car approach a ramp which makes an angle of 30° with
thehorizontal an 18 m high at the top such that it will just stop as it reaches the top.
Assume resisting force of friction, to be 0.60 kN.

a. 54.46 kph
b. 60.46 kph
c. 71.57 kph
d. 82.52 kph

558. A car weighing 10 kN approaches a ramp which makes a slope of 20° at the speed of 75
kph. At the foot of the ramp, the motor is turned off. How far does the car travel up the
inclined before it stops?

a. 74.84 m
b. 46.74 m
c. 64.57 m
d. 54.84 m

559. A car is running up a grade of 1 in 250 at a speed of 28.8 kph when the engine conk
out.Neglecting friction, how far will the car have gone after 3 minutes from the point
where the engine conk out?

a. 808.2 m
b. 607.8 m
c. 542.4 m
d. 486.8 m

560. A 70 kg man stands on a spring scale on an elevator. During the first 2 seconds
startingfrom rest, the scale reads 80 kg. Find the velocity of the elevator at the end of 2
seconds and the tension T in the supporting cable fro the during the acceleration
period. The total weight of the elevator, man and scale is 7000 N.

a. 1.5 m/sec; 6000N

b. 2.8 m/sec; 8000N
c. 3.4 m/sec; 7000N
d. 4.3 m/sec; 9000N

561. A cylinder having a mass of 40 kg with a radius of 0.5 m is pushed to the right
withoutrotation and with acceleration 2 m/sec^2. Determine the magnitude and
location of the horizontal force P if the coefficient of friction is 0.30.

a. 183 N; 15.7 cm
b. 200 N; 32.4 cm
c. 198 N; 20.2 cm
d. 232 N; 34.2 cm

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562. A block having a weight of 400 N rests on an inclined plane making an angle of 30°
withthe horizontal is initially at rest. After it was released for 3sec, find the distance that
the block has traveled assuming that there is no friction between the block and the
plane. Compute also the velocity after 3 sec.

a. 22.07 m, 14.71 m/s

b. 27.39 m, 15.39 m/s
c. 20.23 m, 14.60 m/s
d. 15.69 m, 13.68 m/s

563. A block having a weight of 200 N rests on an inclined plane making an angle of 30°
withthe horizontal is initially at rest. If the block is initially at rest and the coefficient of
friction between the inclined plane and the block is 0.20, compute the time to travel a
distance of
14.45m, and the velocity of the block after 3 sec.

a. 2 sec, 10.12 m/s

b. 3 sec, 9.63 m/s
c. 4 sec, 12.20 m/s
d. 5sec, 11.20 m/s

564. A 100 kg block is released at the top of 30° incline 10 m above the ground. The
slightmelting of ice renders the surfaces frictionless; calculate the velocity of the foot of
the incline. a. 25 m/s
b. 15 m/s
c. 20 m/s
d. 22 m/s
565. Starting from rest, an elevator weighting 9000 N attains an upward velocity of 5 m/s
in4 sec. with uniform acceleration. Find the apparent weight of 600 N man standing
inside the elevator during its ascent and calculate the tension in the supporting cable. a.
10 823 N
b. 11 382 N
c. 9 254 N
d. 12 483 N

566. A body weighing 40 lb. starts from rest and slides down a plane at an angle of 30°
withthe horizontal for which the coefficient of friction f = 0.30. How far will it move
during the third second?

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a. 19.63 ft
b. 19.33 ft
c. 18.33 ft
d. 19.99 ft

567. What force is necessary to accelerate a 3000 lbs railway electric car at the rate of 1.25
ft/sec^2, if the force required to overcome the frictional resistance is 400 lbs. a.
1267.328 lbs
b. 1427.937 lbs
c. 1564.596 lbs
d. 1653.397 lbs

568. A freight car having a mass of 15 Mg is towed along the horizontal track. If the car
startsfrom rest and attains a speed of 8 m/s after traveling a distance of 150 m,
determine the constant horizontal towing force applied to the car. Neglect friction and
the mass of the wheels.

a. 2.2 kN
b. 3.2 kN
c. 4.3 kN
d. 4.1 kN

569. An elevator weighing 2000 lb attains an upward velocity of 16 fps in 4 sec with
uniformacceleration. What is the tension in supporting cables?

a. 1950 lb
b. 2495 lb
c. 2250 lb
d. 2150 lb
570. A block weighing 200 N rests on a plane inclined upward to the right at slope 4
verticalto 3 horizontal. The block is connected by a cable initially parallel to the plane
passing through a pulley which is connected to another block weighing 100 N moving
vertically. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the 200 N block and the inclined
plane is 0.10, which of the following most nearly give the acceleration of the system.

a. 2.93 m/sec^2
b. 0.37 m/sec^2
c. 1.57 m/sec^2
d. 3.74 m/sec^2

571. A pick-up truck is traveling forward a 5 m/s the bed is loaded with boxes,
whosecoefficient of friction with the bed is 0.4. What is the shortest time that the truck
can be bought to a stop such that the boxes do not shift?

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a. 4.75
b. 2.35
c. 5.45
d. 6.37

572. Two barges are weighing 40 kN and the other 80 kN are connected by a cable in
quietwater. Initially the barges are 100 m apart. If friction is negligible calculate the
distance moved by the 80 kN barge.

a. 12 m
b. 20 m
c. 30 m
d. 25 m

573. Two blocks A and B weighs 150 N and 200 N respectively is supported by a flexible
cordwhich passes through a frictionless pulley which is supported by a rod attached to a
ceiling. Neglecting the mass and friction of the pulley, compute the acceleration on the
blocks and the tension on the rod supporting the frictionless pulley.

a. 1.40 m/s^2, 342.92 N

b. 1.50 m/s^2, 386.45 N
c. 1.80 m/s^2, 421.42 N
d. 2.2 m/s^2, 510.62 N

574. A pendulum with the concentrated mass “m” is suspended vertically inside a
stationaryrailroad freight car by means of a rigid weightless connecting rod. If the
connecting rod is pivoted where it attaches to the boxcar, compute the angle of that the
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a. 11°31’
b. 9°12’
c. 6°32’
d. 3°56’

575. Two 15 N weights A and B are connected by a massless string hanging over a
smoothfrictionless peg. If a third weight of 15N is added to A and the system is released,
by how much is the force on the peg increased?

a. 10 kN
b. 12 kN
c. 15 kN
d. 20 kN

576. Three crates with masses A = 45.2 kg, B = 22.8 kg, and C = 34.3 kg are placed with
Bbesides A and C besides B along a horizontal frictionless surface. Find the force
exerted by B and C by pushing to the right with an acceleration of 1.32 m/s^2.

a. 38.7 kN
b. 43.2 kN
c. 45.3 kN
d. 54.2 kN

577. Three blocks A, B and C are placed on a horizontal frictionless surface and are
connectedby chords between A, B and C. Determine the tension between block B and C
when a horizontal tensile force is applied at C = 6.5 N. Masses of blocks are A = 1.2 kg, B
2.4 kg, and C = 3.1 kg.

a. 3.50 N
b. 4.21 N
c. 3.89 N
d. 4.65 N

578. A constant force P = 750 N acts on the body shown during only the first 6 m of
itsmotion starting from rest. If u = 0.20, find the velocity of the body after it has moved
a total distance of 9m.

a. 2.32 m/s^2
b. 4.73 m/s^2
c. 3.93 m/s^2
d. 3.11 m/s^2

579. A weight 9 kN is initially suspended on a 150 m long cable. The cable weighs 0.002
kN/m. If the weight is then raised 100 m how much work is done in Joules.
a. 905100

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b. 915000
c. 951000
d. 938700

580. What is the kinetic energy of 4000 lb. automobile which is moving at 44 fps?a. 1.2 x

10^5 ft-lb

b. 2.1 x 10^5 ft-lb

c. 1.8 x 10^5 ft-lb
d. 3.1 x 10^5 ft-lb

581. A box slides from rest from a point A down a plane inclined 30° to the horizontal.
Afterreaching the bottom of the plane, the box move at horizontal floor at distance 2m
before coming to rest. If the coefficient of friction between the box and the plane and
the box and the floor is 0.40, what is the distance of point “A” from the intersection of
the plane and the floor?

a. 7.24 m
b. 5.21 m
c. 4.75 m
d. 9.52 m

582. A 400 N block slides on the horizontal plane by applying a horizontal force of 200 Nand
reaches a velocity of 20 m/s in a distance of 30m from rest. Compute the coefficient of
friction between the floor and the block.

a. 0.18
b. 0.24
c. 0.31
d. 0.40

583. A car weighing 40 tons is switched to a 2 percent of upgrade with a velocity of 30

mph.If the train resistance is 10 lb/ton, how far up the grade will it go?

a. 1124 ft on slope
b. 2014 ft on slope
c. 1203 ft on slope
d. 1402 ft on slope

584. A car weighing 10 kN is towed along a horizontal surface at a uniform velocity of 80

kph. The towing cable is parallel with the road surface. When the car is at foot of an
incline as shown having an elevation of 30 m, the towing cable was suddenly cut. At
what elevation in the inclined road will the car stop in its upward motion?
a. 49.62 m

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b. 60.24 m
c. 51.43 m
d. 55.16 m

585. A wooden block starting from rest, slides 6 m down a 45° slope, then 3 m along the
levelsurface and then up 30° incline until it come to rest again. If the coefficient of
friction is 0.15 for all surfaces in contact compute the total distance traveled.

a. 20 m
b. 11 m
c. 14 m
d. 18 m

586. The block shown starting from rest and moves towards the right. What is the velocity
ofblock B as it touches the ground? How far will block A travel if the coefficient of
friction between block A and the surface is 0.20? Assume pulley to be frictionless. a.
1.44 m
b. 2.55 m
c. 5.22 m
d. 3.25 m

587. After the block in the figure has moved 3 m from rest the constant force P = 600N
isremoved find the velocity of the block when it is returned to its initial position. a. 8.6
m/s
b. 5.6 m/s
c. 6.4 m/s
d. 7.1 m/s

588. A 10 kg block is raised vertically 3 meters. What is the change in potential

energy?Answer in SI units closest to:

a. 350 kg-m^2/ s
b. 320 J
c. 350N-m
d. 294 J

589. A car weighing 40 tons is switched 2% upgrade with a velocity of 30 mph. If the car
isallowed to run back what velocity will it have at the foot of the grade? a. 37 fps
b. 31 fps

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c. 43 fps
d. 34 fps

590. A 200 ton train is accelerated from rest to a velocity of 30 miles per hour on a
leveltrack. How much useful work was done?

a. 10 287 846
b. 11 038 738
c. 12 024 845
d. 13 827 217

591. A drop hammer weighing 40 kN is dropped freely and drives a concrete pile 150
mminto the ground. The velocity of the drop hammer at impact is 6 m/s. What is the
average resistance of the soil in kN?

a. 542.4
b. 489.3
c. 384.6
d. 248.7

592. A force of 200 lbf act on a block at an angle of 28° with respect to the horizontal.
Theblock is pushed 2 feet horizontally. What is the work done by this force? a. 320 J
b. 480 J
c. 540 J
d. 215 J

593. A small rocket propelled test vehicle with a total mass of 100 kg starts from rest at A
andmoves with negligible friction along the track in the vertical plane as shown. If the
propelling rocket exerts a constant thrust T of 1.5 kN from A to position B. where it is
shut off, determine the distance S that the vehicle rolls up the incline before stopping.
The loss of mass due to the expulsion of gases by the rocket is small and may be
neglected. a. 170 m
b. 165 m
c. 160 m
d. 175 m

594. A body that weighs W Newton fall from rest from a height 600 mm and strikes a
springwhose scale is 7 N/mm. If the maximum compression of the spring is 150 mm,
what is the value of W? Disregard the mass of spring.

a. 101 N
b. 105 N

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c. 112 N
c. 132 N

595. A 100 N weight falls from rest from a height of 500 mm and strikes a spring
whichcompresses by 100 mm. Compute the value of the spring constant, neglecting the
mass of the spring.

a. 10 N/mm
b. 15 N/mm
c. 12 N/mm
d. 8 N/mm

596. A 200 N weight falls from rest at height “h” and strikes spring having a spring
constantof 10 N/mm. the maximum compression of spring is 100 mm, after the weight
the weight strikes the spring. Compute the value of h is meter.

a. 0.12 m
b. 0.10 m
c. 0.15 m
d. 0.21 m

597. A block weighing 500 N is dropped from a height of 1.2 m upon a spring whose
modulusis 20 n/mm. What velocity will the block have at the instant the spring is
deformed 100 mm? a. 6.55 m/s^2
b. 5.43 m/s^2
c. 4.65 m/s^2
d. 3.45 m/s^2

598. A 50 kg object strikes the unstretched spring to a vertical wall having a spring
constantof 20 kN/m. Find the maximum deflection of the spring. The velocity of the
object before it strikes the spring is 40 m/s.

a. 1 m
b. 2 m
c. 3 m
d. 4 m

599. A large coil spring with a spring constant k = 120 N/m is elongated, within its
elasticrange by 1 m. Compute the store energy of the spring in N-m.

a. 40
b. 50
c. 60

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d. 120

600. To push a 25 kg crate up a 27° inclined plane, a worker exerts a force of 120 N,
parallelto the incline. As the crate slides 3.6 m, how much is the work done by the
worker and by the force of gravity.

a. 420 Joules
b. 400 Joules
c. 380 Joules
d. 350 Joules
601. A train weighing 12 000 kN is accelerate up a 2% grade with velocity increasing from 30
kph to 50 kph in a distance of 500 m. Determine the horse power developed by the
train. a. 5.394 kW
b. 5.120 kW
c. 4.468 kW
d. 4.591 kW

602. An elevator has an empty weight of 5160 N. It is designed to carry a maximum load
of20 passengers from the ground floor to the 25th floor of the building in a time of 18
seconds. Assuming the average weight of the passenger to be 710 N. and the distance
between floors is
3.5 m, what is the minimum constant power needed for the elevator motor?

a. 85.5 kW

b. 97.4 kW
c. 94.3 kW
d. 77.6 kW

603. An engine hoist 1.50 m^3 of a concrete in a 2200 N bucket moves a distance of 12 m
in20 seconds. If concrete weighs 23.5 kN/m^3, determine the engine horsepower
assuming 80 efficiency.

a. 32.12 hp
b. 42.23 hp
c. 37.74 hp
d. 28.87 hp

604. A train weighs 15 000 kN. The train’s resistance is 9 n per kilo-Newton. If 5000
isavailable to pull this train up to 2% grade, what will be its maximum speed in kph? a.
46.2 kph
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c. 40 kph
d. 35 kph
605. An engine having a 40 hp rating is used as an engine hoist to lift a certain weight
ofheight 8 m. Determine the maximum weight it could lift in a period of 20 sec. a. 85.5
kW
b. 97.4 kW
c. 74.6 kW
d. 77.6 kW

606. A 100 kg body moves to the right 5 m/s and another 140 kg body moves to the left at 3
m/s. They collided and after impact the 100 kg body rebounds to the left at 2 m/s.
Compute the coefficient of restitution.

a. 0.40
b. 0.50
c. 0.30
d. 0.60

607. A ball is dropped from an initial height of 6m above a solid floor, how high will the
ballrebound if the coefficient of restitution is e = 0.92?

a. 5.08
b. 5.52
c. 5.41
d. 5.12

608. A ball strikes the ground at an angle of 30° with the ground surface; the ball
thenrebounds at a certain angle θ with the ground surface. If the coefficient of
restitution is 0.80, find the value of θ.

a. 18.48°
b. 24.79°
c. 32.2°
d. 26.7°

609. A ball is thrown with an initial horizontal velocity of 30 m/s from a height of 3 m
abovethe ground and 40 m from a vertical wall. How high above the ground will the ball
strike if the coefficient of restitution is 0.70?

a. 1.11 m
b. 2.52 m
c. 1.46 m
d. 0.89 m

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610. Two cars having equal weights of 135 kN are traveling on a straight horizontal track
withvelocities of 3 m/s to the right and 1.5 m/s to the left respectively. They collide and
are coupled during impact. Neglecting friction due to skidding, determine their final
common velocity and the gain or loss in kinetic energy after impact.

a. 1.25 m/s; 66.35 kN-m

b. 2.06 m/s; 57.25 kN-m
c. 3.12 m/s; 77.36 kN-m
d. 7.74 m/s; 69.67 kN-m

611. A man weighing 68 kg jumps from a pier with horizontal velocity of 6 m/s onto a
boatthat is rest on the water. If the boat weighs 100 kg, what is the velocity of the boat
when the man comes to rest relative to the boat?

a. 2.43 m/s
b. 3.53 m/s
c. 2.88 m/s
d. 1.42 m/s

612. A man weighing 68 kg jumps from a pier with horizontal velocity of 5 m/s onto a 100
kgboat moving towards the dock at 4 m/s What would be the velocity of the boat after
the man lands on it?

a. -0.56 m/s
b. -0.36 m/s
c. -0.78 m/s
d. -1.33 m/s

613. A ball is thrown at an angle of 40° from the horizontal toward a smooth floor and
itrebounds at an angle of 25° with the horizontal floor. Compute the value of coefficient
of restitution.

a. 0.46
b. 0.66
c. 0.56
d. 0.76

614. Car B is moving at a speed of 12 m/s and is struck by car A which is moving at a speed
of20 m/s. The weight of car A is 14 tons and of car B is 10 tons. Determine the velocities
of the car after impact assuming that the bumpers got locked after impact. Both cars are
moving in the same direction to the right.

a. 16.67 m/s
b. 14.25 m/s

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c. 15.42 m/s
d. 13.62 m/s

615. Two cars A and B have weights equal to 12 tons and 8 tons respectively are moving
inopposite directions. The speed of car A is 22 m/s to the right and that of car B is 18
m/s to the left. Two cars bumped each other. Determine the velocity of the cars after
impact assuming the bumpers get locked.

a. 8 m/s
b. 6 m/s
c. 4 m/s
d. 3 m/s

616. A 6000 N drop hammer falling freely trough a height of 0.9 m drives a 3000 N
pile150mm vertically to the ground. Assuming the hammer and the pile to cling
together after the impact, determine the average resistance to penetration of the pile.

a. 42 364 N
b. 32 976 N
c. 30 636 N
d. 28 476 N

617. Two identical balls collide as shown. What is V2’ if the coefficient of restitution is 0.8?a.

2.4 m/s

b. 3.6 m/s
c. 4.8 m/s
d. 5.6 m/s

618. A 16 gm mass is moving at 30 cm/s while a 4 gm mass is moving opposite direction

at50 cm/sec. They collide head on and stick together. Their velocity after collision is: a.
0.07 m/s
b. 0.14 m/s
c. 0.21 m/s
d. 0.28 m/s

619. A bullet weighing 0.014 kg and moving horizontally with a velocity of 610 m/s
strikescentrally a block of wood having a mass of 4.45 kg which is suspended by a cord
from a point 1.2 m above the center of the block. To what angle from the vertical will the
block and embedded bullet swing?

a. 28.64°

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b. 29.32°
c. 30.12°
d. 31.79°

620. A body having a mass of 100 kg and having velocity of 10 m/s to the right collides
withan 80 kg mass having a velocity of 5 m/s to the left. If the coefficient of restitution
is 0.5, determine the loss of kinetic energy after impact.

a. 3750 N-m
b. 4260 N-m
c. 3640 N-m
d. 4450 N-m

621. A 0.44 N bullet is fired horizontally to an 89.18 N block of wood resting on a

horizontalsurface which the coefficient of friction is 0.30. If the block is moved a
distance 375 mm along the surface, what was the velocity of the bullet before striking?

a. 142.52 m/s
b. 204.61 m/s
c. 303.49 m/s
d. 414.25 m/s

622. A 60 ton rail car moving at 1 mile per hour is instantaneously coupled to a stationary 40
to rail car. What is the speed of the coupled cars?

a. 0.88 mi/hr
b. 1.0 mi/hr
c. 0.60 mi/hr
d. 0.40 mi/hr

623. What momentum does a 40 lbm projectile posses if the projectile is moving 420 mph?a.

24 640 lbf-sec

b. 16 860 lbf-sec
c. 765 lbf-sec
d. 523.6 lbf-sec

624. A 300 kg block is in contact with a level of coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.10. if
theblock is acted upon by a horizontal force of 50 kg what time will elapse before the
block reaches a velocity of 48.3 m/min from rest? If the 50 kg is then removed, hos
much longer will the block continue to move?

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a. 12.08 sec; 8.05 sec

b. 15.28 sec; 9.27 sec
c. 10.42 sec; 7.64 sec
d. 13.52 sec; 10.53 sec

625. A 100 kg body moves to the right at 5 m/s and another body of mass W is moves to
theleft 3 m/s. they meet each other and after impact the 100 kg body rebounds to the
left at 2 m/s. Determine the mass of the body if coefficient of restitution is 0.5. a. 100 kg
b. 140 kg
c. 150 kg
d. 200 kg

626. A wood block weighing 44.75 N rests on a rough horizontal plane, the coefficient
offriction being 0.40. if a bullet weighing 0.25 N is fired horizontally into the block with
the velocity of 600m/s, how far will the block be displaced from its initial position?
Assume that the bullet remains inside the block.

a. 1.41 m
b. 2.42 m
c. 1.89 m
d. 0.98 m

627. The system is used to determine experimentally the coefficient of restitution. If ball A
isreleased from rest an ball B swings through θ = 53.1°, after being struck, determine
the coefficient of restitution. Weight of A is 150 N while that of b is 100 N. a. 0.537
b. 0.291
c. 1.083
d. 0.926

628. The ball A and B are attached to stiff rods of negligible weight. Ball A is released
fromrest and allowed to strike B. If the coefficient of restitution is 0.60, determine the
angle θ through which ball B will swing. If the impact lasts for 0.01 sec, also find the
average impact force. Mass of A is 15 kg and that of B is 10 kg.

a. 57.63° ; 7660 N
b. 60.58° ; 6270 N
c. 64.85° ; 6720 N
d. 73.32° ; 7670 N

629. A 1500 N block is in contact with a level plane whose coefficient of kinetic friction
is0.10. If the block is acted upon a horizontal force of 250 N, at what time will elapse
before the block reaches a velocity of 14.5 m/s starting from rest?

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a. 16.93 sec
b. 18.36 sec
c. 21.12 sec
d. 22.17 sec

630. A 1600 N block is in contact with a level plane whose coefficient of kinetic friction
is0.20. If the block is acted upon a horizontal force of 300 N initially when the block is
at rest and the force is removed when the velocity of the block reaches 16m/s. How
much longer will the block continue to move?

a. 8.15 sec
b. 6.25 sec
c. 4.36 sec
d. 5.75 sec

631. A bullet weighing 0.30 N is moving 660 m/s penetrates an 50 N body and emerged
witha velocity of 180 m/s. For how long will the body moves before it stops? Coefficient
of friction is 0.40.

a. 5.24 sec
b. 6.84 sec
c. 7.34 sec
d. 8.36 sec

632. A 1000 N block is resting on an incline plane whose slope is 3 vertical to 4 horizontal.
Ifa force of 1500 N acting parallel to the inclined plane pushes the block up the inclined
plane, determine the time required to increase the velocity of the block from 3m/s to
15m/s. Coefficient of friction between the block and the plane is 0.20.

a. 1.65 sec
b. 1.86 sec
c. 2.17 sec
d. 3.64 sec

633. The 9 kg block is moving to the right with a velocity of 0.6 m/s on the horizontal
surfacewhen a force P is applied to it at t = 0. Calculate the velocity V2 of the block
when the t = 0.4 sec. the kinetic coefficient of friction is Mk = 0.30.

a. 1.23 m/s
b. 1.82 m/s
c. 2.64 m/s
d. 2.11 m/s

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634. A 50 kg block initially at rest is acted upon by a force P which varies as shown.
Knowingthe coefficient of kinetic friction between the block and the horizontal surface
is 0.20, compute the velocity of the block after 5 s, and after 8s.

a. 10.65 m/s; 17.705 m/s

b. 13.23 m/s; 15.534 m/s
c. 15.19 m/s; 16.804 m/s
d. 17.46 m/s; 14.312 m/s

635. The motion of the block starting from rest is governed by the a-t curve
shown.Determine the velocity and distance traveled after 9 sec. Neglecting friction.

a. 66 m/s; 228 m
b. 45 m/s; 233 m
c. 57 m/s, 423 m
d. 72 m/s; 326 m

636. From the V-t curve shown compute the distance traveled by a car starting form restafter
6 sec.

a. 50m
b. 60 m
c. 70 m
d. 80 m

637. A bullet weighing 50 g is fired into a block of wood weighing 20 lbs on a top of
ahorizontal table. The block moves 45 cm. the coefficient of friction between the block
and table is 0.30. What is the speed of the bullet in kph before hitting the block?
Assume that the bullet is embedded of the block.

a. 1068.77 kph
b. 1843.53 kph
c. 1144.38 kph
d. 1683.78 kph

638. A block weighing 60 N is subjected to a horizontal force P = (10 + t^3) and a

frictionresisting equal to (6 + t^2). Compute the velocity of the block 2 s after it has
started from rest.

a. 1.4 m/s
b. 1.8 m/s
c. 2.4 m/s
d. 2.8 m/s
639. A price tag of P1200 is specified if paid within 60 days but offers 3% discount for cash
in30 days. Find the rate of interest.

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a. 37.11%
b. 38.51 %
c. 40.21 %
d. 39.31 %

640. It is the practice of almost all banks in the Philippines that when they grant a loan,
theinterest the interest for one year is automatically deducted from the principal
amount upon release of money to a borrower. Let us that you applied for a loan with a
bank and the P80 000 was approved with interest rate of 14% which P11 200was
deducted and you were given a check of P68 800. Since you have to pay the amount of
P80 000 in one year after, what then will be the effective interest rate?

a. 16.20%
b 16.18%
c. 16.30%
d. 16.28%

641. Mr. J. dela Cruz borrowed money from a bank. He received from the bank P1 340
andpromised to pay P1 500 at the end of 9 months. Determine the simple interest rate
and the corresponding discount rate or often referred to as “Banker’s Discount”.

a. 12.95%; 17.33 %
b. 15.92%; 13.73 %
c. 18.28%; 13.12 %
d. 19.25%; 13.33%

642. A man borrowed from a bank with a promissory note that he signed in the amount
ofP25000 for a period of one year. He received only the amount of P21, 915 after the
bank collected the interest and additional amount of P85 00 for notarial and inspection
fees. What was the rate of interest that the bank collected in advance?

a. 10.32%
b. 18.37%
c. 16.43%
d. 13.64%

643. Agnes Abadilla was granted a loan of P20 000 by her employer CPM
IndustrialFabricator and Construction Corporation with an interest rate of 6% for 180
days on the principal collected in advance. The corporation will accept a promissory
note for P20 000 non-interest for 180 days. If discounted at once, find the proceeds on
the note.
a. P18 000
b. P18 400
c. P18 800
d. P19 000

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644. P400 is borrowed for 75 days at 16% per annum simple interest. How much
will be dueat the end of 75 days?

a. P4168.43
b. P5124.54
c. P4133.33
d. P5625.43

645. Mr. Almagro made a money market of P1 000 000 for 30 days at 7.5% per year. If
thewithholding tax is 20%, what is the net interest that he will receive at the end of the
month? a. P3 000
b. P4 000
c. P6 000
d. P5 000

646. L for a motorboat specifies a cost of P1200 due at the end of 100 days but offers
4%discount for cash in 30 days. What is the highest rate, simple interest at which the
buyer can afford to borrow money in order to take advantage of the discount?

a. 18.4%
b. 19.6%
c. 20.9%
d. 21.4%

647. In buying a computer disk, the buyer was offered the options of paying P250 cash at
theend of 30 days or P270 at the end of 120 days. At what rate is the buyer paying
simple interest if he agree to pay at the end of 120 days.

a. 40%
b. 32%
c. 28%
d. 25%

648. On March 1, 1996 Mr. Almagro obtains a loan of P1500 from Mr. Abella and signs a
notepromising to pay the principal and accumulated simple interest at rate of 5% at the
end of 120 day. On March 15, 1996, Mr. Abella discounts the note at the bank whose
discount rate is 6%. What does he receive?
a. P 2 201.48
b. P1 123.29
c. P1 513.56
d. P938.20

649. A deposit of P110 000 was made for 31 days. The net interest after deducting
20%withholding tax is P890.36. Find the rate of return annually.

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a. 12.25
b. 11.75
c. 12.75
d. 11.95

650. If you borrowed money from your friend with simple interest of 12%, find the
presentworth of P50 000, which is due at the end of 7 months.

a. P46 200
b. P44 893
c. P46 729
d. P45 789
651. A man borrowed P2000 from a bank and promises to pay the amount for one year.
Hereceived only the amount of P1920 after the bank collected an advance interest of
P80. What was the rate of discount and the rate of interest that the bank collected in
advance. a. 3%, 3.17%
b. 3%, 3.71%
c. 4%, 4.17%
d. 4%, 4.71%

652. The amount of P12 800 in 4yrs. At 5% compounded quarterly is ______?a. P 14 785.34

b. P 15 614.59
c. P 16 311.26
d. P 15 847.33

653. A man borrows money from a bank which uses a simple discount rate of 14%. He signs
apromissory note promising to pay P500 per month at the end of 4th, 6th, and 7th
months respectively. Determine the amount of money that he received from the bank. a.
P1403.68
b. P1340.38
c. P1102.37
d. P1030.28

654. A nominal interest of 3% compounded continuously is given on the account. What is

theaccumulated amount of P10 000 after 10 years?

a. P13 610.10
b. P13 500.10
c. P13 498.60
d. P13 439.16

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655. By the condition of a will, the sum of P2000 is left to a girl to be held in thrust
fund byher guardian until it amounts to P50 000. When will the girl receive the money
if the fund is invested at 8% compounded quarterly?
a. 7.98 years
b. 10.34 years
c. 10.45 years
d. 11.57 years

656. A man expects to receive P25 000 in 8 years. How much is that worth now
consideringinterest at 8% compounded quarterly?

a. P13 859.12
b. P13 958.33
c. P13 675.23
d. P13 265.83

657. P500 000 was deposited at an interest of 6% compounded quarterly. Compute

thecompounded interest after 4 years and 9 months.

a. 158 270.37
b. 163 475.37
c. 178 362.37
d. 183 327.37

658. If the nominal interest rate is 3%, how much is P5000 worth in 10 years in a
continuouscompounded account?

a. P5750
b. P6750
c. P7500
d. P6350

659. P200 000 was deposited for a period of 4 years and 6 months and bears on interest
ofP85 649.25. What is the rate of interest if it is compounded quarterly? a. 8%
b. 6%
c. 7%
d. 5%

660. How many years will P100 000 earned a compound interest of P50 000 if the
interestrate is 9% compounded quarterly?

a. 3.25
b. 4.55
c. 5.86

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d. 2.11
661. A certain amount was deposited 5 years and 9months ago at an interest
8%compounded quarterly. If the sum now is P315 379.85, how much was the amount
deposited?

a. P200 000
b. P180 000
c. P240 000
d. P260 000

662. Compute the effective annual interest rate which is equivalent to 5% nominal
annualinterest compounded continuously.

a. 5.26%
b. 4.94%
c. 5.13%
d. 4.9%

663. Find the time required fro a sum of money to triple itself at 5% per annum
compoundedcontinuously?

a. 18.23 yrs.
b. 21.97 yrs.
c. 23.36 yrs.
d. 25.34 yrs.

664. A man wishes to have P40 000 in a certain fund at the end of 8 years. How much
shouldhe invest in a fund that will pay 6% compounded continuously?

a. P24 751.34
b. P36 421.44
c. P28 864.36
d. P30 486.42

665. If the effective annual interest rate is 4%, compute the equivalent nominal
annualinterest compounded continuously.

a. 3.80%
b. 3.92%
c. 4.09%
d. 4.10%

666. What is the nominal rate of interest compounded continuously for 10 years if
thecompounded amount factor is equal to 1.34986?

a. 3%

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b. 4%
c. 5%
d. 6%

667. American Express Corp. charges 1.5% interest per month, compounded continuously
onthe unpaid balance purchases made on this credit card. Compute the effective rate of
interest.

a. 13.19%
b. 20.25%
c. 21.20%
d. 19.72%

668. If the nominal interest is 12% compounded continuously, compute the effective rate
ofannual interest.

a. 11.26%
b. 12.75%
c. 12.40%
d. 11.55%

669. Compute the difference in the future amount of P500 compounded annually at
nominalrate of 5% and if it is compounded continuously for 5 years at the same rate. a.
P3.87
b. P4.21
c. P5.48
d. P6.25

670. If the effective interest rate is 24%, what nominal rate of interest is charged for
acontinuously compounded loan?

a. 21.51%
b. 22.35%
c. 23.25%
d. 21.90%

671. What is the nominal rate of interest compounded continuously for 8 years if
thepre4sent worth factor is equal to 0.6187835?

a. 4%
b. 5%
c. 6%
d. 7%

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672. What is the difference of the amount 3 yrs. for now for a 10% simple interest
and 10%compound interest per year?

a. P50
b. P100
c. P155
d. same

673. Find the discount is P2000 is discounted for 6 months and at 8%

compoundedquarterly.

a. P76.92
b. P80.00
c. P77.66
d. P78.42

674. If a sum of money triples in a certain period of time at a given rate of interest,
computethe value of the single payment present worth factor.

a. 0.333
b. 3
c. 0.292
d. 1.962

675. If the single payment amount factor for a period of 5 years is 1.33822. What is
thenearest value of the interest rate?

a. 8%
b. 7%
c. 5.50%
d. 6%

676. If the single payment present worth factor for a period of 8 years is 0.58201,
computethe nearest value of the rate for that period.

a. 6%
b. 7%
c. 6.5%
d. 8%

677. If money is worth 8% compounded quarterly, compute the single payment

amountfactor for a period of 6 years.

a. 1.60844
b. 0.62172
c. 1.70241

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d. 0.53162

678. Which of these gives the lowest effective rate of interest?

a. 12.35% compounded annually

b. 11.9% compounded semi-annually
c. 12.2% compounded quarterly
d. 11.6% compounded monthly

679. It takes 20.15 years to quadruple your money if invested x% compounded semiannually.
Find the value of x.

a. 8%
b. 6.5%
c. 7%
d. 5%

680. It takes 13.87 years to treble the money at the rate of x% compounded
quarterly.Compute the value of x.

a. 5%
b. 6%
c. 7%
d. 8%

681. Money was invested at x% compounded quarterly. If it takes the money up to

quadruplein 17.5 years, find the value of x.

a. 8%
b. 6%
c. 7%
d. 5%

682. Fifteen years ago P1000 was deposited in a bank account an today it is worth P2370.
The bank pays semi-annually. What was the interest rate paid on this account? a. 4.9%
b. 5.8 %
c. 5.0%
d. 3.8%

683. You borrow P3500 for one year from a friend at an interest rate of 1.5 per month
insteadof taking a loan from a bank at rate of 18% a year. Compare how much money
you will save or lose on the transaction.

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a. You will pay P155 more than if you borrowed from the bank
b. You will save P55 by borrowing from your friend
c. You will pay P85 more that if you borrowed from the bank
d. You will pay P55 less than if you borrowed from the bank

684. Find the present worth of a future payment of P100 000 to be made in 10 years with
aninterest of 12% compounded quarterly.

a. P30444.44
b. P33000.00
c. P30655.68
d. P30546.01

685. An initial deposit of P80 000 in a certain bank earns 6% interest per
annumcompounded monthly. If the earnings from the deposit are subject to 20% tax
what would be the net value of the deposit be after three quarters?

a. P95324.95
b. P82938.28
c. P68743.24
d. P56244.75

686. The effective rate of interest of 14% compounded semi-annually is: a. 14.49%

b. 14.36%
c. 14.94%
d. 14.88%

687. The amount of P50 000 was deposited in the bank earning an interest of 7.5%
perannum. Determine the total amount at the end of % years, if the principal and
interest were not withdrawn during the period?

a. P70 374.90
b. P71 781.47
c. P72 475.23
d. P78 536.34

688. What is the effective rate corresponding to 18% compounded daily? Take 1 year is
equalto 360 days.

a. 18.35%
b. 19.39%
c. 18.1%
d. 19.72%

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689. If P1000 becomes P1126.49 after 4 years when invested at a certain nominal rate
ofinterest compounded semi-annually determine the nominal rate and the
corresponding effective rate.

a. 3% and 3.02%
b. 4.29% and 4.32%
c. 2.30% and 2.76%
d. 3.97% and 3.95%

690. Convert 12% semi-annually to compounded quarterly

a. 19.23% compounded quarterly

b. 23.56% compounded quarterly
c. 14.67% compounded quarterly
d. 11.83% compounded quarterly

691. What is the corresponding effective interest rate of 18% compounded semi-quarterly?a.

19.25%

b. 19.48%
c. 18.46%
d. 18.95%

692. If P5000 shall accumulate for 10 years at 8% compounded quarterly, find

thecompounded interest at the end of 10 years.

a. P6005.30
b. P6000.00
c. P6040.20
d. P6010.20

693. A couple borrowed P4000 from a lending company for 6 years at 12%. At the end of 6
years, it renews the loan for the amount due plus P4000 more for 3 years at 12%. What
is the lump sum due?

a. P14 842.40
b. P16 712.03
c. P12 316.40
d. P15 382.60

694. How long (years) will it take money if it earns 7% compounded semi-annually? a.

26.30

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b. 40.30
c. 33.15
d. 20.15

695. P200 000 was deposited on Jan. 1, 1988 at an interest rate of 24% compounded
semiannually. How much would the sum be on Jan. 1, 1993?

a. P421 170
b. P521 170
c. P401 170
d. P621 170

696. If P500 000 is deposited at a rate of 11.25% compounded monthly; determine

thecompounded interest rate after 7 years and 9 months.

a. 690 849
b. 670 258
c. 680 686
d. 660 592

697. P200 000 was deposited at an interest rate of 24% compounded semi-annually.
Afterhow many years will the sum be P621 170?

a. 4
b. 3
c. 5
d. 6

698. A bank is advertising 9.5% accounts that yield 9.84 annually. How often is the
interestcompounded?

a. monthly
b. bi- monthly
c. quarterly
d. daily

699. Evaluate the integral of 2dx/(4x + 3) if the upper limit is 5 and the lower limit is 1. a.

0.595

b. 0.675
c. 0.486
d. 0.387

700. Evaluate the integral of 2xdx/(2x^2 + 4) if the upper limit is 6 and the lower limit is 3.

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a. 0.675
b. 0.620
c. 0.580
d. 0.486

Given three vertices of a triangle whose vertices are A(1, 1), B(3, -3) and (5, -3). Find the area of the
triangle.: 4sq units

In general quadratic equation, if the discriminant is zero, the curve is a figure that represents a/an
_______. Parabola

The diameter of a circle described by 9x2 + 9y2 = 16 is: 4

The conic given by the equation? +4xy+5y2 -x+ 2y+1 =0 is: hyperbola

The line joining the points (3, -1) and (-3, 2) has equation": x+2y l = 0

The volume of the sphere is increasing at the rate of 6 cm3 / hr. At what is its surface area increasing (in
cm2/hr) when the radius is 50cm?: 0.24

Find the general solution of y' = ysec x.: y = C (sec x + tan x)

If A is in the III quadrant and cos A = -15/17, find the value of cos (1/2)A.": -(1/17)^1/2

Find the distance between the points A (4, 7) and B (-1, -5).": 13

The parabolic antenna has an equation of y² + 8x = 0. Determine the length of the latus rectum.: 8

"If the product of the slope of any two straight line is negative 1, one of these lines are said to be":
Perpendicular

A train, an hour after starting, meets with an accident which detains it an hour, after which it proceeds at
3/5 of its former rate and arrives three hour after the time; but had the accident happened 50 miles farther
on yhe line, it would have arrived one and one-half hour sooner. Find the length of the journey.": 800/9
miles

Two vertices of a triangle are (2, 4) and (-2, 3) and the area is 2 square units, the locus of the third vertex
is": x-4y = -10

At what time after 12:00 noon will the hour hand and minute hand of the clock first form an angle of 120°?:
12:21.818

A locus of a point which moves so that it is always equidistat from a fixed point (focus ) to a fixed line
(directix) is a _______.: parabola

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Three sides of a trapezoid are each 8 cm. long. How long is the fourth side when the area of the trapezoid
has the greatest value?: 16

Find the value of x in the equation csc x + cot x = 3. ?/5

"Determine the coordinates of the point which is three-fifths of the way from the point (2, -5) to the point (-
3, 5)." : (-1,1)

Every section of a cone made by a plane passing through its vertex & containing two points of base is a:
triangle

If a line through (-5, 2) and (1, -4) is parallel to the line through (x, -7) and (8, 7) then x =": 22

An inexperienced statistical clerk submitted the following statistics to his manager on the average rate of
production of transistorized radios in an assembly line: ""1.5 workers produced 3 radios in 2 hour."" How
many workers are employed in the assembly line working 40 hours per week if weekly production is 480
radios?": 12

The solution set of the equation(tan x) 2 1 = 0 on the interval [0°, 360°) is ~{30°,90°,150°1}":
45,135,225,315,1

In an ellipse, a chord which contains a focus and is in line perpendicular to the major axis is a": focal
width

If a = b, then b = a. This illustrates which axiom in Algebra?": Symmetric Axiom

The major axis of the elliptical path in which the earth moves around the sun is approximately
186,000,000 miles and the eccentricity of the ellipse is 1/60. Determine the apogee of the earth.":
94,550,000miles

If y = x lnx. Find: 1/x

Find the slope of the tangent to the curve x² + y² - 6x + 10y + 5 = 0 at the point (1,0)": 2/5

The equation 25x² + 16y² - 150x + 128y + 81 = 0 has its center at: (3.-4)

Determine the volume of a right truncated triangular prism. The base has sides loft, 9ft and 12ft. The
sides perpendicular to the base have the height of 8.6 ft, 7.1 ft, and 5.5 ft., respectively": 311ft^2

Find the inclination of the line passing through (-2,4) and (2,7)": 36.87

The expression sin16° sin14° + cos16° cos14° is equivalent to: cos 2

Given three vertices of a triangle whose vertices are A(1, 1), B(3, -3) and (5, -3). Find the area of the
triangle.": 4sq units

What is the area between y = 0, y = 3x², x = 0 and x = 2?": 8

The simplified form of cos(A B) cos(A + B) is: 2sinAsinB

One leg of a right triangle is 20 cm and the hypotenuse is 10 cm longer than the other leg. Find the length
of the hypotenuse. 25cm

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A mechanical engineer who was awarded a P450,000.00 contract to install the machineries of an oil mill
failed to finish the work on time. As provided for in the contract, he has to pay a daily penalty equivalent to
one-fourth of one percent of the contract price for the first ten days of the delay, one-half percent per day
for the next ten days and one percent per day for every day thereafter. If the total penalty paid was
P60,750.00, how many days was the completion of the contract delayed?": 26days

In general quadratic equation, if the discriminant is zero, the curve is a figure that represents a/an
_______.": parabola

A road is tangent to a circular lake. Along the road and 12 miles from the point of tangency, another road opens
towards the lake. From the intersection of the two roads to the periphery of the lake, the length of the new road is 11
miles. If the new road will be prolonged across the lake, find the length of the bridge to be constructed.": 2.09miles

Find the area bounded by the curve defined by the equation x² = 8y and its latus rectum.: 32/3

It is a solid bounded by a closed surface every point of which is equidistant from a fixed point called the
center.: sphere

The length of the latus rectum for the ellipse 16x2 + 25y2 = 400 is equal to1: 6.4

If the distance between the points (h, 2) and (0, 4) is 2 then the value of h is": 0

Which number has three significant figures? 0.0141

If the elements of any two rows of square matrix are exactly the same then the determinant is: unity

If A is in the III quadrant and cos A = -15/17, find the value of cos (1/2)A.": -(1/17)^1/2

Find the distance between the given lines 4x - 3y = 23 and 4x - 3y = -7: 6

A train, an hour after starting, meets with an accident which detains it an hour, after which it proceeds at
3/5 of its former rate and arrives three hour after the time; but had the accident happened 50 miles farther
on yhe line, it would have arrived one and one-half hour sooner. Find the length of the journey." : 800/9
miles

If cot 2A cot 68° = 1, then tan A is equal to _______.": 0.194

The center of a circle is at (1, 1) and one point on its circumference is (-1, -3). Find the other end of the
diameter through ( -1, -3).": (3,5)

What is the distance between the centers of the circle x2 + y2 + 2x + 4y - 3 = 0 and x2 + y2 - 8x - 6y + 7 =

0?: 7.07

How many significant digits do 10.097 have? 5

the equation y² = cx is the general solution of: y’=y/2x

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Find the exact value of sin 22. 5 cos 22.5: sin45/2

The conic given by the equation? +4xy+5y2 -x+ 2y+1 =0 is: hyperbola

One leg of a right triangle is 20 cm and the hypotenuse is 10 cm longer than the other leg. Find the length
of the hypotenuse.: 25cm

The velocity of a body is given by v(t) = sin(xt), where the velocity is given in meters per second and "" t ""
is given in seconds. The distance covered in meters between t =1/4 and 1/2 second is close to": 0.2551m

The terminal side of the angle ? = 500o in standard position is in quadrant.: II

"Determine the coordinates of the point which is three-fifths of the way from the point (2, -5) to the point (-
3, 5).": (-1,1)

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