PROBABILITY a.​ 1/4 * c.

2/3
b.​ 3/4 d. 3/8
1.​ There are five sticks
measured 1 cm, 2 cm, 3 cm, 4 7.​ If one card is drawn from a
cm and 5 cm. If three sticks standard pack of 52 playing
are randomly picked, then cards, what is the probability
what is the probability that of drawing an ace or a heart
the three sticks form a card?
triangle? a.​ 5/13 c. 3/4
a.​ 0.30 c. 0.50 b.​ 4/13 * d. 1/3
b.​ 0.70 d. 0.80
8.​ Two students are working
2.​ In tossing a die, what is the independently on a problem.
probability of getting a prime Their respective probabilities
number? of solving a problem are 1/3
a.​ 1/3 c. 1/2 and 3/4. What is the
b.​ 3/5 d. 2/3 probability that at least one
of them will solve the
3.​ A group of three people enter problem.
a theater after the lights head a.​ 1/2 c. 2/3
dimmed. They are shown to b.​ 5/8 d. 5/6 *
the correct group of 3 seats
by the usher. Each person 9.​ An urn contains 3 white balls
holds a number stub. What is and 1 black ball. Determine
the probability that each is in the probability of drawing
the correct seat and stub? two white balls in succession
a.​ 1/6 * c. 1/8 from the urn without
b.​ 1/4 d. 1/2 replacing the ball after each
drawing.
4.​ A number between 1 and a.​ 1/2 * c. 1/4
1000 (inclusive) is randomly b.​ 2/3 d. 3/2
selected. What is the
probability that it will be 10.​ What is the probability that
divisible by 4 and 5? no two people in a group of
a.​ 0.05 * c. 0.075 seven having the same
b.​ 0.025 d. 0.010 birthday?
a.​ 0.056 c. 0.92
5.​ An urn contains 5 white, 3 b.​ 0.43 d. 0.94 *
black, 2 red balls. In getting
one ball, what is the 11.​ The probability that both
probability that it is not red stages of a 2-stage missile
ball? will function correctly is 0.95.
a.​ 0.50 c. 0.80 * The probability that the first
b.​ 0.30 d. 0.20 stage will function correctly
is 0.98. What is the
6.​ If two dice are tossed, what is probability that the second
the probability of rolling a stage will function correctly
sum of 6 or 9? given that the first one does?
a.​ 0.99 c. 0.95 a.​ 1/8 c. 5/8
b.​ 0.98 d. .97 * b.​ 3/8 d. 7/8 *

12.​ An electronic chip factory can 18.​ If seven fair coins are
have 5 defective chips for simultaneously tossed in the
every 100 it produces. If five air, what is the probability
chips are selected at random, that at least one will land
what is the probability of heads up?
getting at least one defective? a.​ 0.144 c. 0.971
a.​ 0.7696 c. 0.2304 b.​ 0.286 d. 0.992 *
b.​ 0.7543 d. 0.2154 *
19.​ A manufacturer has
13.​ A class has 12 boys and 4 determined that a certain
girls. If three students are machine averages one
selected at random from the defective bolt for every 1000
class, what is the probability it produces. What is the
that they are all boys? probability that an order of
a.​ 0.3928 * c. 0.3543 200 bolts will have one or
b.​ 0.4357 d. 0.6554 more defective?
a.​ 0.352 c. 0.181 *
14.​ Two cards are drawn at b.​ 0.245 d. 0.345
random from an ordinary
deck of 52 cards. Find the 20.​ In a multiple-choice test, each
probability P that one is a question is to be answered by
spade and one is a heart. selecting 1 out of 4 different
a.​ 3/51 c. 13/102 * proposed answers of which
b.​ 1/26 d. 2/51 only one is right. If there are
10 questions in the test, what
15.​ On a shooting practice, the is the probability of getting 7
probability of three cops to right of pure guess work?
hit the target is 30%, 40% a.​ 0.0025 c. 0.0031 *
and 45%, respectively. If each b.​ 0.0076 d. 0.0045
fired their guns aiming to the
target, what is the probability 21.​ In a dice game, one fair die is
that only one cop hit the used. The player wins P10.00
target? if he rolls either 1 or a 6. He
a.​ 0.442 * c. 0.323 losses P5.00 if he turns up
b.​ 0.452 d. 0.224 any other face. What is the
expected winning for one roll
16.​ A coin is tossed 10 times. of the die?
What is the probability of a.​ P0.00 * c. P10.00
getting head exactly 6 times? b.​ P2.00 d. P5.00
a.​ 0.4042 c. 0.354
b.​ 0.2073 d. 0.2051 * 22.​ A provincial chapter of PSME
held a lottery to raise funds
17.​ Find the probability that a for their organization, with
couple having 3 children will P10,000 top prize and 2,000
have at least one girl. tickets printed and sold.
 What is the mathematical sampled items was measured. The
expectation of a member if he results of the measurements were as
bought 10 tickets? follows:
a.​ P50 * c. P50 ​ 45 measurements were between
b.​ P76 d. P55 0.859 and 0.900
​ 0.901 was observed once
​ 0.902 was observed three times
​ 0.903 was observed twice
STATISTICS ​ 0.904 was observed four times
The smallest value was 0.859 and the
23.​ Find the median of the set of largest value was 0.958. The sum of all
numbers 2, 3, 9, 25, 10, 13, 6, the 100 measurements was 91.170.
6 and 7. Except those noted, no measurement
a.​ 7 * c. 6 occurred more than twice.
b.​ 9 d. 13
29.​ What is the mean of the given
24.​ Find the median of the set of problem above?
numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 35 a.​ 0.9029 c. 0.9055
and 46. b.​ 0.9050 d. 0.9117 *
a.​ 4 c. 8
b.​ 6 * d. 7 30.​ What is the median of the
given problem above?
25.​ Find the mode of the set of a.​ 0.904 c. 0.9025
numbers 2, 3, 9, 25, 10, 13, 6, b.​ 0.901 d. 0.903 *
6 and 7.
a.​ 7 c. 6 * 31.​ What is the mode of the given
b.​ 9 d. 13 problem above?
a.​ 0.904 * c. 0.9025
26.​ Find the mean of the b.​ 0.901 d. 0.903
following scores 8, 10, 9, 6, 4,
7, 5 and 8. 32.​ What is the range of the given
a.​ 7.125 * c. 3.456 problem above?
b.​ 8.345 d. 9.316 a.​ 0.099 * c. 0.097
b.​ 0.098 d. 0.095
27.​ What is the standard
deviation of the set of 33.​ What is the sample variance
numbers 2, 4, 4, 5, 7 and 8? of the following numbers: 2,
a.​ 3 c. 41 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 and 14?
b.​ 2 * d. 8 a.​ 4.32 c. 8.00
b.​ 5.29 d. 18.7 *
28.​ What is the range of the set of
numbers 2, 4, 4, 5, 7, 8? 34.​ What are the mean and
a.​ 8 c. 6 * sample standard deviations
b.​ 2 d. 4 of the following numbers:
71.3, 74.0, 74.25, 78.54 and
There are 100 random samples were 80.6?
taken from the large population. A a.​ 74.3 and 2.7 c. 75.0 and 2.7
particular numerical characteristics of b.​ 74.3 and 3.7 d. 75.7 and 3.8
 b.​ [3 − 2 0 1 − 1 2 2 0 − 1 ]
35.​ From the following d. [1 3 2 − 1 − 2 0 2 2 − 1 ]
tabulation, calculate the
correlation coefficient 6.​ If 𝐴 = [2 1 − 1 3 ] and
between x and y: 𝐵 = [− 1 2 1 1 ], then find
𝐴 + 2𝐵.
​ x​ 80​ 84 88 92 98 104
​ y​ 4​ 8 10 8 12 14 a.​ [− 2 4 2 2 ] c. [2 1 − 1 3 ]

a.​ 0.9217 *​ c. 0.9721 b.​ [− 1 2 1 1 ] d. [0 5 1 5 ] *

b.​ 0.9172​ d. 0.9712
7.​ Given the matrix equation
ADVANCE MATHEMATICS [1 1 3 2 ][𝑥 𝑦 ] = [2 0 ], solve for x
and y.
Matrices and Determinants a.​ -4, 6 * c. -4, -2
b.​ -4, 2 d. 4, 2
1.​ Compute the determinant of
2𝑥 3𝑥 2𝑥 3𝑥
[𝑒 2𝑒 𝑒 3𝑒 ]. 8.​ If 𝐴 = [4 5 0 6 7 3 1 2 3 ] and
a.​ e5x * c. 2e5x 𝐵 = [1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 ], what is
b.​ e2x d. 3e5x 𝐴∙𝐵?

2.​ Evaluate the determinant of A: a.​ [4 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 5 ]

𝐴 = [1 0 4 2 2 6 3 1 − 4 ] c. [6 7 0 8 9 4 2 3 6 ]
b.​ [0 0 0 0 7 0 1 0 0 ]​
a.​ -50 c. 46 d.[4 5 0 6 7 3 1 2 3 ] *
b.​ -30 * d. -40
9.​ Find the quotient of A/B if
3.​ Compute the determinant of x: 𝐴 = [1 3 4 2 ] and 𝐵 = [1 2 1 3 ].
𝑥 = [4 − 1 2 0 2 3 2 1 10 3 8 − 2 0 a.​ [0 1 10 − 6 ] c. [0 10 1 − 6 ]
a.​ -29 c.-26 b.​ [− 6 1 10 0 ] d. [− 6 10 1 0 ]
b.​ 0 * d.-27
10.​ Determine the eigenvalues of the
4.​ If matrix 𝐴 = [5 3 0 2 ].
𝐴 = [3 1 2 − 2 − 1 0 0 2 − 1 ] a.​ λ = -2 and λ = -5​
, then, what is the cofactor of the c.​ λ = -2 and λ = 5
first row second column element? b.​ λ = 2 and λ = 5 *​
a.​ − [− 1 0 0 − 2 ] d.​ λ = 2 and λ = -5
c. [− 2 0 0 − 1 ]
b.​ − [− 2 0 0 − 1 ] *
d.​ [− 1 0 0 − 2 ] Complex Numbers
5.​ What is the transposed matrix of 11.​ Simplify i29 + i21 + i.
= a.​ 3i * c. 1 + i
𝐴 = [3 1 2 − 2 − 1 0 0 2 − 1 ] b.​ 1 – i d. i

a.​ [− 1 2 0 0 − 1 − 2 2 1 3 ] 12.​ Simplify (3 – i)2 – 7(3 – i) + 10.

c. [3 1 2 0 2 − 1 − 2 − 1 0 ] a.​ -(3 + i) c. (3 – i)
 b.​ (3 + i) d. -(3 – i) * d. -1.609 + 3.142i

13.​ What is the simplified expression 22.​ One term of a Fourier Series in
6 + 𝑗2.5 cosine form is 10cos 40πt. Write
of the complex number 3 + 𝑗4 ?
it in exponential form.
a.​ -0.32 + j0.66 c. 0.32 – j0.66
a.​ 5ej40πt c. 10e-j40πt
b.​ 1.12 – j0.66 d. -1.75 + j1.03 j40πt -j40πt
b.​ 5e + 5e * d. 10ej40πt
14.​ If A = 40ej120°, B = 20∠-40° and C
23.​ Evaluate the terms of a Fourier
= 26.46 + j0, solve for
Series 2ej10πt + 2e-j10πt @ t = 1.
𝐴 + 𝐵 + 𝐶.
a.​ 2 + j c. 2
a.​ 27.7∠45° c. 30.8∠45°
b.​ -2 d. 4 *
b.​ 35.1∠45° d. 33.4∠45°
ENGINEERING ECONOMY
j
15.​ Evaluate: j Part 01
a.​ -0.208 c. 0.208 *
b.​ -0.802 d. 0.802 1.​ Determine the ordinary simple
interest on P6,000 for 9 months
𝑗
16.​ Evaluate: − 𝑗 and 10 days if the rate of interest
a.​ -142.432 c. 142.432 is 12%.
b.​ -111.318 d. 111.318 * a.​ P450.00 c. P350.00
b.​ P560.00 * d. P150.00
17.​ Evaluate: sin (j0.78)
a.​ 0.862i * c. 0.862 2.​ If you borrow money from your
b.​ -0.862i d. -0.862 friend with simple interest of
12%, find the present worth of
18.​ Determine the cube roots of P20,000 which is due at the end
8∠120°. of nine months.
a.​ 1∠50°, 1∠170° and 1∠290° a.​ P180,348.60 c. P18,348.60 *
b.​ 2∠40°, 2∠160° and 2∠280° b.​ P108,348.60 d. P28,568.60
c.​ 4∠30°, 4∠140° and 4∠260°
d.​ 8∠40°, 8∠160° and 8∠280° 3.​ A man borrowed from a bank and
promises to pay the amount for
19.​ Find the principal 5th root of one year. He received only the
50[cos 150° + jsin 150°]. amount of P1,920.00 after the
a.​ 1.9 + j1.1 * c. 1 + 0.4i bank collected an advanced
b.​ 5.5 + 5i d. 2 + 2i interest of P80.00. What was the
rate of interest and the rate of
20.​ Evaluate: ln (3 + j4) discount the bank collected in
a.​ 1.609 – 0.927i advance?
c. -1.609 + 0.927i a.​ 3.47%, 4% c. 5.67%, 3%
b.​ 1.609 + 0.927i b.​ 4.17%, 3% d. 4.17%, 4% *
d. -1.609 – 0.927i
4.​ A deposit of P110,000 was made
21.​ Evaluate: ln (-5) for 31 days. The net interest after
a.​ -1.609 – 3.142i deducting 20% withholding tax is
c. 1.609 + 3.142i * P890.36. Find the rate of return
b.​ 1.609 – 3.142i annually.
 a.​ 12.25% c. 12.35% a.​ P135,868.18 * c.
b.​ 11.75% * d. 10.45% P532,868.18
b.​ P315,868.28 d.
5.​ Determine the exact simple P145,868.18
interest on P3,000.00 from
January 15 to June 20, 2007 if the 11.​ Consider a project which involves
rate of simple interest is 14%. the investment of P100,000 now
a.​ P179.51 * c. P149.81 and P100,000 at the end of one
b.​ P239.51 d. P154.51 year. Revenues of P150,000 will
be generated at the end of years 1
6.​ If the loan was for 15 months at and 2. What is the net present
16.8% interest a year and the value of this project if the
repayment on a loan was effective annual interest rate is
P12,100.00, how much was the 10%?
principal? a.​ -P150,000.00 c. -P50,910.00
a.​ P8,500.00 c. P9,500.00 b.​ P43,320.00 d. P69,420.00
b.​ P10,000.00 * d. P10,500.00
12.​ You deposit P1,000 into a 9%
7.​ How long will it take money to account today. At the end of two
double itself if invested at 5% years, you will deposit another
compounded annually? P3,000. In five years, you plan a
a.​ 11​ c.​ P4,000 purchase. How much is
25 left in the account one year after
b.​ 13​ d.​ the purchase?
14 a.​ P1,211.83 c. P1,551.83 *
b.​ P1,155.86 d. P2,151.83
8.​ If the nominal interest rate is 3%,
how much is P5,000.00 worth in 13.​ A man bought a lot worth
10 years in a continuously P1,000,000 if paid in cash. On the
compounded account? installment basis, he paid a down
a.​ P6,750.00 * c. P7,750.00 payment of P200,000; P300,000
b.​ P8,750.00 d. P5,750.00 at the end of one year; P400,000
at the end of three years a final
9.​ What is the accumulated amount payment at the end of five years.
after three years of P6,500 What was the final payment if the
invested at the rate of 12% per interest was 20%?
year compounded semi-annually? a.​ P792,576.00 * c.
a.​ P9,550.37 c. P8,750.37 P972,576.00
b.​ P9,220.37 * d. P6,250.37 b.​ P297,456.00 d. P297,665.00

10.​ A father wishes his son to receive 14.​ A bank is advertising 9.5%
P500,000 ten years from now. accounts that yield 9.84%
What amount should he invest annually. How often is the interest
now if it will earn interest of 12% compounded?
compounded annually during the a.​ Annually c. Bi-monthly
first five years and 15% b.​ Quarterly * d.
compounded quarterly during the Semi-monthly
next 5 years?
15.​ What is the future worth of my years would again be P100,000. If
P100,000 after 5 years if I invest maintenance costs are the only
today at a rate of 12% saving, what maximum
compounded annually? Inflation investment can be justified for the
rate is 8% per year. What is the new surface? Assume interest at
actual effective rate given to the 4%.
account? a.​ P517,000.00 c. P520,000.00
a.​ P109,292.00 & 3.70%​ b.​ P417,000.00 d. P512,000.00
c. P129,942.00 & 2.70%
b.​ P239,942.00 & 4.70%​ 20.​ A house and lot is being sold and
d. P119,942.00 & 3.70% * the payments are on installment
basis of P400,000 each year for 5
16.​ What nominal rate compounded years. If the payments are to be
quarterly could be used instead made at the beginning of each
for 15% compounded year, how much is the cash price
semi-annually? of the property? Assume that
a.​ 13.725% c. 14.567% money is worth 20%
b.​ 14.125% d. 14.728% * compounded annually?
a.​ P1,435,493.83
17.​ A television set is available on an c. P1,355,493.54
easy installment plan. The down b.​ P1,345,943.57​
payment is P3,000 and the d. P1,546,439.50
installment payment are P500
each payable at the end of every 21.​ A man acquires a loan of
three months for three years. If P500,000. He will amortize his
interest is 6% compounded loan by 10 annual payments but
quarterly, what is the equivalent will commence 5 years after the
cash price of the television? load was acquired. If the money is
a.​ P8,453.75 * c. P5,550.50 worth 10% compounded
b.​ P9,353.75 d. P7,250.50 annually, what was his annual
amortization?
18.​ What is the future sum of annuity a.​ P119,137.77 * c. P129,137.87
of P1,000.00 deposited at the end b.​ P139,127.66 d. P109,437.67
of every two months for 5 years if
the interest rate is 12% 22.​ How much money must you
compounded semi-annually? deposit today in an account
a.​ P42,134.19 c. P40,143.41 earning 10% compounded
b.​ P40,314.91 * d. P38,413.91 annually so that you can
withdraw P25,000 yearly
19.​ Annual maintenance costs for a indefinitely starting at the end of
particular section of highway the 10th year?
pavement are P100,000. The a.​ P106,024.40 * c.
placement of a new surface would P160,043.40
reduce the annual maintenance b.​ P180,024.40 d.
cost to P25,000 per year for the P176,086.40
first five years and to P50,000 per
year for the next five years. The Part 02
annual maintenance after ten
23.​ An individual needs P12,000 27.​ A lathe machine costs P300,000
immediately as down payment on with a salvage value of P15,000 is
a new home. Suppose he can expected to last for 28,500 hours
borrow this money from his in period for 5 years. In the first
insurance company, he must year of service, it was used for
repay the loan in equal payments 8000 hours. Compute the
every six months over the next depreciation for the first year and
eight years. The nominal interest the book value at the end of the
rate being charge is 7% first year.
compounded continuously. What a.​ d = P75,000.00 and C1 =
is the amount of each payment? P225,000.00
a.​ P996.84 * c. P796.84 b.​ d = P80,000.00 and C1 =
b.​ P896.84 d. P696.84 P220,000.00 *
c.​ d = P85,000.00 and C1 =
24.​ Find the present worth of all cash P215,000.00
disbursements using gradient d.​ d = P70,000.00 and C1 =
interest formulas if money is P230,000.00
worth 15% per annum. Annual
cash disbursements increase by 28.​ Determine the book value at the
P1,000 every year thereafter, until end of 4 years of a machine
the end of the end fourth year. costing P20,000 having a
The first cash disbursement serviceable life of 8 years and a
amounts to P5,000. salvage value of P2,000 at the end
a.​ P18,061.33 * c. P15,583.96 of that time. Use SYD method.
b.​ P19,483.36 d. P14,953.26 a.​ P6,800.00 c. P6,200.00
b.​ P7,250.00 d. P7,000.00 *
25.​ Newly acquired machinery
requires an annual maintenance 29.​ A machine costing P720,000 is
cost of P10,000. If the annual estimated to have a life of 10
maintenance cost is increased by years. If the annual rate of
20% each year every year for 10 depreciation is 25%, determine
years, what is the estimated the total depreciation using the
present worth of the maintenance constant percentage method or
costs if money is worth 15%? declining balance method.
a.​ P102,531.65 c. a.​ P679,454.27 * c.
P113,402.63 P372,582.19
b.​ P106,100.51 * d. b.​ P526,492.28 d.
P142,452.76 P645,492.84

26.​ A machine which costs P10,000 30.​ A VOM has a selling price of
was sold as a scrap after being P400.00. If the selling price is
used for 10 years. If the scrap expected to decline at a rate of
value was P500, determine the 10% per annum due to
book value at the end of the 5th obsolescence, what will be its
year. selling price after 5 years?
a.​ P5,250.00 * c. 4,250.00 a.​ P314.28 c. P583.18
b.​ P4,750.00 d. 5,750.00 b.​ P236.20 * d. P428.26
31.​ A firm bought equipment for desires a 6% return of his
P56,000. Other expenses investment and the bond will
including installation amounted return P5,000 per year for 20
to P4,000. The equipment is years and P100,000 after 20
expected to have a life of 16 years years?
with a salvage value of 10% of the a.​ P93,573.21 c. P88,530.08 *
original cost. Determine the book b.​ P67,492.75 d. P79,337.74
value at the end of 12 years using
sinking fund method at 12% 36.​ A bond with a par value of P1,000
interest. and with a bond rate of 10%
a.​ P28,500.00 c. P25,800.00 payable annually sold now for
b.​ P27,530.00 d. P29,520.00 * P1,080. If the yield is to be 12%,
how much should the redemption
32.​ A bridge is constructed for 20 price be at the end of 8 years?
million pesos. The estimated a.​ P3,351.81 c. P2,531.64
annual maintenance cost is b.​ P1,642.94 d. P1,444.07 *
P400,000. If the interest rate is
8% per annum, what is the 37.​ A company which manufactures
capitalized cost of the bridge? electric motors has a production
a.​ P25 million * c. P30 million capacity of 200 motors a month.
b.​ P20 million d. P35 million The variable costs are P150.00
per motor. The average selling
33.​ A machine shop installs new lathe price of the motors is P275.00.
machine that costs of P1,800,000. Fixed costs of the company
The machine shop expects annual amount to P20,000.00 per month
gross revenue to increase to which includes taxes. Find the
P500,000 while it incurs an number of motors that must be
annual expense of P50,000 for the sold each month to break even.
machine operations and a.​ 160 * c. 180
maintenance. What is the payback b.​ 170 d. 150
period? What is the rate of
return? 38.​ A company incurs a yearly fixed
a.​ 5 years and 20% operating cost of P200,000. Each
c. 8 years and 12.5% product produced by the
b.​ 4 years and 25% *​ company costs P160. If this
d. 10 years and 10% product sells at P200 each, how
many products must be produced
34.​ An equipment costs P100,000 every year in order for the
and will have a scrap value of company to avoid taking loss?
P50,000 after 10 years. If money a.​ 4500 c. 5300
is worth 5% per annum, b.​ 5000 * d. 4800
determine the annual cost of the
equipment. Statics of Rigid Bodies
a.​ P5,312.59 c. P4,215.63
b.​ P3,975.23 * d. P6,315.98 1.​ A force of 100 kg acting
horizontally to the right is to be
35.​ How much should a prospective combined with one of 50 kg
investor pay for a bond, if he acting upward and to the right at
 an angle of 15° with the vertical. a.​ 320 J c. 480 J *
Solve for the resultant force R and b.​ 540 J d. 215 J​ ​
the angle between R and the 100 ​ ​
kg force. 7.​ Determine the magnitude of the
a.​ 122.83 kg and 23.15° *​ resultant force of the following
c.​ 213.28 kg and 21.53° coplanar forces: 15 N, 30°; 55 N,
b.​ 182.32 kg and 25.13°​ 80°; 90 N, 210° and 130 N, 260°.
d.​ 312.82 kg and 15.32° a.​ 153.59 N c. 193.55 N
b.​ 139.55 N d. 135.95 N *
2.​ The coordinates of two points in
space are A(1, 2, 3) and B(4, -1, 8.​ A load of 100 lb is hung from the
2). Determine the angle between middle of the rope which is
radius vector A and B. stretched between two rigid walls
a.​ 69.21° c. 26.91° 30 ft apart. Due to the load, the
b.​ 62.19° * d. 9.16° rope sags 4 feet in the middle.
Determine the tension in the
3.​ Find the cross product of P = rope.
2.85i + 4.67j – 8.09k and Q = a.​ 165 lbs c. 194 lbs *
28.3i + 44.6j + 53.3k. b.​ 173 lbs d. 149 lbs
a.​ P × Q = 380.852i – 5.051j +
609.725k 9.​ A simply supported beam is five
b.​ P × Q = -609.725i + 380.852j meters in length. It carries a
+ 5.051k uniformly distributed load
c.​ P × Q = 609.725i – 380.852j including its own weight of 300
– 5.051k * N/m and a concentrated load of
d.​ P × Q = 5.051i – 380.852j – 100 N, 2 meters from the left end.
609.725k Find the reaction A at the left end
and reaction B at the right end.
4.​ Given the following vectors: A = a.​ RA = 810 N, RB = 700 N *​
3i + 2j, B = 2i + 3j + k, C = 5i + c.​ RA = 810 N, RB = 780 N
2k. Simplify the expression (A × b.​ RA = 700 N, RB = 800 N
B) · C. d.​ RA = 700 N, RB = 810 N
a.​ 0 c. 60i + 24k
b.​ 20 * d. 5i + 2k 10.​ A 500-kg block is resting on a 30°
inclined plane with μ = 0.3. Find
5.​ A block weighing 500 kN rest on a the required force P acting
ramp inclined at 25° with the horizontally that will start the
horizontal. Determine the force block up the plane.
tending to move block down the a.​ 557.03 kg c. 698.30 kg
ramp. b.​ 530.57 kg * d. 389.60 kg
a.​ 121 kN c. 211 kN *
b.​ 265 kN d. 450 kN 11.​ A horizontal force P acts on the
top of the 30 kg block having a
6.​ A force of 200 lb acts on a block at width of 25 cm and a height of 50
an angle of 28° with respect to the cm. If the coefficient of friction
horizontal. The block is pushed 2 between the block and the plane
ft horizontally. Find the work is 0.33, what is the value of P for
done by the force. motion to impend?
 a.​ 9.9 kg c. 7.5 kg *
b.​ 30 kg d. 12.5 kg Catenary Cables

12.​ A 250-lb block is initially at rest 16.​ A uniform cable 180 m long,
on a flat surface that inclined at weighing 60 N per linear m, is
30°. If the coefficient of kinetic suspended at points on the same
friction is 0.30 and the coefficient level. If the maximum tension in
of static friction is 0.40, find the the cable is 9000 N, determine the
force (P) required to start the sag, tension at the lowest point
block moving up the plane. and the horizontal distance
a.​ 190 lb c. 125 lb between supports.
b.​ 212 lb * d. 75 lb a.​ 30 m, 7200 N and 166.36 m *
b.​ 25 m, 6400 N and 183.42 m
13.​ Four turns of rope around a c.​ 27 m, 8400 N and 134.73 m
horizontal post will hold a 1000 d.​ 43 m, 7500 N and 143.23 m
lb weight with a pull of 10 lbs.
Find the coefficient of friction 17.​ A cable weighing 150 N/m has a
between the rope and the post. span of 180 m and a sag of 45 m.
a.​ 0.18 c. 0.22 Find the maximum tension and
b.​ 0.16 d. 0.30 the length of the cable.
a.​ 28,142 N and 253.78 m​
Parabolic Cables b.​ 24,542 N and 491.32 m​
c.​ 31,538 N and 381.53 m
14.​ A pipeline crossing a river is d.​ 21,253 N and 207.14 m *
suspended from a steel cable
stretched between the posts 100 18.​ A cable weighing 0.4 kg/m and
m apart. The weight of the pipe 800 m long is to be suspended
and the cable is 15 kg/m assumed with a sag of 80 m. Determine the
to be uniformly distributed span.
horizontally. The allowed sag is 2 a.​ 776.44 m c. 778.49 m *
m. Find the tension at posts and b.​ 782.59 m d. 761.88 m
the length of the steel cable
required between posts. Situational Problem:
a.​ 9450 kg and 110.1 m​ A cable 60 m long weighs 1500 N. The
c.​ 9405 kg and 100.1 m * resultant tensions at the ends of the
b.​ 9504 kg and 124.7 m​ cable are 1500 N and 1650 N
d.​ 9540 kg and 132.5 m respectively.

15.​ Determine the allowable spacing 19.​ What is the difference in height of
of poles designed to carry an the two ends?
aluminum cable weighing 0.03 a.​ 5 m c. 7 m
kg/m distributed horizontally if b.​ 4 m d. 6 m *
the maximum tension at the
lowest point is 1250 kg and the 20.​ How far is the lowest point below
allowable sag is 0.5 m. Assume the lowest end?
factor of safety of 2. a.​ 4.88 m * c. 15.39 m
a.​ 266.40 m c. 281.97 b.​ 3.59 m d. 10.88 m
b.​ 276.18 m d. 288.68 m *
21.​ What is the horizontal distance
between the two ends? 57.11 m 27.​ A particles position (in inches)
a.​ 34.09 m c. 57.11 m * along the x-axis after t seconds of
b.​ 23.02 m d. 11.07 m travel is given by the equation x =
24t2 – t3 + 10. What is the
Dynamics of Rigid Bodies particle’s average velocity during
the first 3 seconds of travel?
22.​ A train changes its speed a.​ 73 in/s c. 36 in/s
uniformly from 60 mi/hr to 30 b.​ 63 in/s * d. 57 in/s
mi/hr in 1500 ft. What is its
acceleration? 28.​ A baseball is thrown from a
a.​ -1.936 ft/s2 * c. 1.936 ft/s2 horizontal plane with an initial
b.​ -3.961 ft/s2 d. 3.961 ft/s2 velocity of 100 m/s at an angle of
30° above the horizontal. How
23.​ A car travels with an initial long after will the ball attains its
velocity of 36 kph. If it is original vertical level?
decelerating at a rate of 3 m/s2, a.​ 10.28 s c. 10.14 s
how far in meters does it travel b.​ 10.20 s * d. 10.10 s
before stopping?
a.​ 14.45 m c. 15.56 m 29.​ What is the range of a projectile if
b.​ 16.67 m * d. 17.78 m the initial velocity is 30 m/s at an
angle of 30° with the horizontal?
24.​ A stone is thrown vertically a.​ 47.95 m c. 79.45 m *
upward at the rate of 20 m/s. b.​ 54.97 m d. 95.74 m
Find the highest point reached by
the stone. 30.​ A projectile is thrown with a
a.​ 40.77 m c. 20.39 m * speed of 100 ft/sec in a direction
b.​ 10.19 m d. 30.58 m 30° above the horizontal.
Determine the highest point to
25.​ A balloon, rising vertically with a which it rises.
speed of 16 ft/s, releases sand a.​ 32.88 ft c. 83.28 ft
bag at an instant when the b.​ 28.83 ft d. 38.82 ft *
balloon is 64 ft high. What is the
position of the sand bag in feet 31.​ A projectile with a muzzle
after its release ¼ second later? velocity of 550 m/s is fired from a
a.​ 63 ft c. 69 ft gun on top of a cliff 460 m above
b.​ 65 ft d. 67 ft * sea level at a certain angle with
respect to the horizontal. If the
26.​ A particles position (in inches) projectile hits the ocean surface
along the x-axis after t seconds of 49.2 seconds after being fired,
travel is given by the equation x = determine the horizontal range of
24t2 – t3 + 10. Where is the the projectile.
particle and how fast it is moving a.​ 24,535.31 m * c.42,335.13
after 3 seconds? m
a.​ 199 in. and 117 in/s * b.​ 35,542.13 m d.41,335.25
b.​ 189 in. and 117 in/s​ m
c.​ 189 in. and 63 in/s
d.​ 199 in. and 63 in/s
32.​ A projectile with an initial curve, find the force acting on the
velocity of 300 m/sec is fired tires necessary to maintain
down a hill sloping at an angle of motion along the curve.
30°. Assuming the firing angle is a.​ 465.77 N c. 654.77 N
20° from the horizontal reference, b.​ 564.77 N * d. 456.77 N
determine the range of the
projectile down the hill. 38.​ At what rpm is the Ferris wheel
a.​ 8508.64 m c. 5808.64 m turning when the riders felt
b.​ 8805.46 m * d. 5046.88 m weightlessness or zero gravity
every time each rider is at the
33.​ A flywheel is revolving at 200 topmost part of the wheel 9 m in
rpm. How long will it take to stop radius?
the flywheel if it is decelerated at a.​ 9.79 rpm c. 9.97 rpm *
a constant rate of 2 rad/s2? b.​ 7.99 rpm d. 6.76 rpm
a.​ 74.01 s c. 10.47 s *
b.​ 14.07 s d. 40.17 s 39.​ Determine the angle of super
elevation of a hi-way curve of 183
34.​ A flywheel is rotating at a m radius so that there will no side
constant rate of 2400 rpm. At thrust for a speed of 72 kph.
what constant rate in rad/s2 must a.​ 15.26° c. 21.65°
its motion be rest in 300 b.​ 16.25° d. 12.56° *
revolutions?
a.​ 17.66 rad/s2 c.-17.66 40.​ On a normal day, the rated speed
rad/s2 of a hi-way curve of 100 m radius
b.​ 16.76 rad/s2 d.-16.76 is 65 kph. If the coefficient of
rad/s2 friction between the tires and the
road is 0.60, what is the
35.​ A 5-kg block is supported by a maximum speed in kph at which a
cord and pulled upward with an car can round the curve without
acceleration of 2 m/s2. What is skidding?
the tension in the cord in a.​ 121.68 kph * c. 168.21 kph
newtons? b.​ 128.16 kph d. 116.82 kph
a.​ 59.05 N * c. 79.05 N
b.​ 69.05 N d. 89.05 N

36.​ A 50-kg block of wood rest on the

top of the smooth plane whose
length is 3 m and whose altitude
is 0.8 m. How long will it take for
the block to slide to the bottom of
the plane when released? THERMODYNAMICS
a.​ 1.51 s * c. 1.34 s
b.​ 3.43 s d. 2.10 s Properties of Working Substance

37.​ An automobile weighing 1455 kg 1.​ The temperature of a solution is

traverses a 458 m curve at a 31°C. What is the temperature in
constant speed of 48 kph. R and in the Reaumur scale?
Assuming no banking on the a.​ 560.8 R and 28.4 Re
 b.​ 575.5 R and 48.2 Re​ = 0.27 kg/m3. Calculate for the
c.​ 520.8 R and 42.8 Re velocity of flow at section 2.
d.​ 547.8 R and 24.8 Re * a.​ 37.63 m/s c. 40.62 m/s
b.​ 33.67 m/s * d. 46.02 m/s
2.​ Two thermometers, one Celsius
and the other Fahrenheit are both 7.​ A tank contains water. What is the
at the same temperature, but the intensity of pressure at a depth of
reading on the Fahrenheit 6 m?
thermometer is exactly twice that a.​ 68.5 kPa c. 78 kPa
on the Celsius thermometer, what b.​ 58.8 kPa * d. 48.7 kPa
is the temperature?
a.​ 160°C * c. 40°C 8.​ Convert a vacuum pressure of 110
b.​ 80°C d. 320°C mm of mercury into absolute
pressure. Atmospheric pressure is
3.​ Compute the temperature 10.5 m of H2O.
difference if the inside furnace a.​ 3.7 m of H2O c. 9.1 m of H2O
temperature is 320°C and the b.​ 45.6 m of H2O d.99.5 m of H2O
outside temperature is -10°C.
a.​ 310°C c. 320°C 9.​ A barometer can be used to
b.​ 330°C * d. 300°C measure an airplane’s altitude by
comparing the barometric
4.​ Supposing two liquids of different pressure at a given flying altitude
densities ρ = 1500 kg/m3 and ρ = to that on the ground. Compute
500 kg/m3 were poured together the airplane’s altitude if the pilot
inside a 100 L tank, filling it. If the measures the barometric
resulting density of the mixture is pressure at 700 mmHg, the
800 kg/m3, find the respective ground reports it at 758 mmHg,
quantities of liquids used. and the average air density is 1.19
a.​ 35 kg and 45 kg * kg/m3 and g = 9.8 m/s2.
b.​ 30 kg and 50 kg​ a.​ 637 m c. 763 m
c.​ 25 kg and 55 kg b.​ 548 m d. 663 m *
d.​ 20 kg and 60 kg
Concepts of Energy/Laws of
5.​ Air enters a nozzle steadily at Thermodynamics
2.21 kg/m3 and 30 m/s. What is
the mass flow rate through the 10.​ Which of the following is
nozzle if the inlet area of the equivalent to 1 Chu?
nozzle is 80 cm2? a.​ 1400.4 ft-lb c. 9/5 Btu
a.​ 0.4305 kg/s c. 0.3504 kg/s b.​ 1.899 kJ d. all of these *
b.​ 0.5304 kg/s * d. 0.4503
kg/s 11.​ How much power is there in the
kinetic energy of the atmosphere
6.​ A fluid moves in a steady flow (density = 1.217 kg/m3) at 56
manner between two sections in kph wind velocity? Consider the
the same flowline. At section 1: A1 section that passes through a 3 m
= 0.10 m2, υ1 = 6 m/s, v1 = 0.33 diameter circular area normal to
m3/kg. At section 2: A2 = 0.2 m2, ρ the velocity.
a.​ 10.21 kW c. 16.21 kW *
 b.​ 15.21 kW d. 17.21 kW temperature of 20°C. What is the
volume in cm3 at 760 mmHg
12.​ Calculate the quantity of heat to absolute and 0°C?
be transferred to 2.25 kg of iron a.​ 516.12 c. 620.76
to raise its temperature from 20°C b.​ 408.25 * d. 375.85
to 240°C taking the specific heat
of the iron as 0.46 kJ/kg-K. 18.​ A closed vessel contains air at a
a.​ 227.7 kJ * c. 246.66 kJ pressure of 160 kN/m2 gauge and
b.​ 338.76 kJ d. 198.55 kJ temperature of 30°C. The air is
heated at a constant volume to
13.​ Determine the average CP value in 60°C with the atmospheric
kJ/kg-K of a gas if 522 kJ of heat is pressure of 759 mmHg. What is
necessary to raise the the final gauge pressure?
temperature from 300 K to 800 K a.​ 174 kPa c. 167 kPa
making the pressure constant. b.​ 186 kPa * d. 172 kPa
a.​ 1.440 c. 1.038
b.​ 1.044 * d. 1.026 19.​ An air bubble rises from the
bottom of a well where the
14.​ A steam turbine receives 1630 kg temperature is 25°C, to the
of steam per hour at 340 m/s surface where the temperature is
velocity and 3550 kJ/kg enthalpy. 27°C. Find the percent increase in
The steam leaves at 259 m/s and the volume of the bubble if the
3020 kJ/kg. Which of the depth of the well is 5 m.
following most nearly equals the Atmospheric pressure is 101,528
power output? Pa.
a.​ 242 kW c. 260 kW a.​ 49.3 * c. 41.3
b.​ 251 kW * d. 269 kW b.​ 56.7 d. 38.6

Concepts of Ideal Gas Processes of Ideal Gas

15.​ What mass of nitrogen is Isobaric Process
contained in a 57 m3 tank if the
pressure and temperature are 1 20.​ Gas is enclosed in a cylinder with
atm and 21°C respectively? a weighted piston as the top
a.​ 66.1 kg * c. 70.4 kg boundary. The gas is heated and
b.​ 56.3 kg d. 41.69 kg expands from a volume of 0.04 m3
to 0.10 m3 at a constant pressure
16.​ A 0.71 m3 tank contains 4.5 kg of of 200 kPa. Calculate the work
an ideal gas. The gas has a done by the system.
molecular weight of 44 and is at a.​ 8 kJ c. 12 kJ *
21°C. What is the pressure of the b.​ 10 kJ d. 14 kJ
gas?
a.​ 352.2 kPa * c. 532.2 kPa 21.​ Ammonia weighing 22 kg is
b.​ 325.2 kPa d. 523.2 kPa confined inside a cylinder
equipped with a piston and has
17.​ A volume of 450 cm3 of air is an initial pressure of 413 kPa at
measured at a pressure of 740 38°C. If 2900 kJ of heat is added
mmHg absolute and a to the ammonia until its pressure
 and temperature are 413 kPa and process, the gas is internally
100°C, respectively, what is the stirred and there are also added
amount of work done by the fluid 105.5 kJ of heat. Determine the
in kJ? change of entropy.
a.​ 667 * c. 420 a.​ 2.25 kJ/K * c. -2.25 kJ/K
b.​ 304 d. 502 b.​ 5.22 kJ/K d. -5.22 kJ/K

22.​ Calculate the change in enthalpy Isothermal Process

as 1 kg of nitrogen is heated from
1000 K to 1500 K, assuming the 26.​ A piston cylinder device initially
nitrogen is an ideal gas at a contains 0.4 m3 of air at 100 kPa
constant pressure. The and 80°C. The air is now
temperature dependent specific compressed to 0.1 m3 in such a
heat of nitrogen is Cp = 39.06 – way that the temperature inside
512.79T-1.5 + 1,072.7T-2 – 820.4T-3 the cylinder remains constant.
where Cp is in kJ/kg-mol and T is Determine the work done during
in K. the process.
a.​ 600 kJ c. 800 kJ a.​ -45.55 kJ c. 55.45 kJ
b.​ 697.27 kJ * d. 897.27 kJ b.​ -55.45 kJ * d. 45.55 kJ
27.​ Air flows steadily through an
23.​ A closed gaseous system engine at constant temperature of
undergoes a reversible process 400 K. Find the work per kg if the
during which 25 Btu are rejected, exit pressure is one-third of the
the volume changing from 5 ft3 to inlet pressure and the inlet
2 ft3, and the pressure remains pressure is 207 kPa.
constant at 50 psia. Find the a.​ -126.16 kJ/kg c. 126.16
change of internal energy. kJ/kg
a.​ -52.76 Btu c. 2.76 Btu * b.​ -162.61 kJ/kg d. 162.61
b.​ -2.76 Btu d. 52.76 Btu kJ/kg

Isometric Process 28.​ Work done by a substance in

reversible non-flow manner is in
24.​ A rigid tank contains air at 500 accordance with V = 100/P ft3,
kPa and 150°C. As a result of heat where P is in psia. Evaluate the
transfer to the surroundings, the work done on or by the substance
temperature and pressure inside as the pressure increases from 10
the tank drop to 65°C and 400 psia to 100 psia.
kPa respectively. Determine the a.​ 33,157.22 ft-lb
boundary work done during the b.​ -33,158.22 ft-lb *
process. c.​ 43,157.22 ft-lb​
a.​ -112 kJ/kg c. 112 kJ/kg d.​ -43,157.22 ft-lb
b.​ 126 kJ/kg d. 0 kJ/kg *
Isentropic Process
25.​ There are 1.36 kg of gas for which
R = 377 J/kg-K and k = 1.25 that 29.​ Air having an initial pressure of
undergo a non-flow constant 6516 kPa and an initial volume of
volume process from 551.6 kPa 0.113 m3 is compressed
and 60°C to 1655 kPa. During the adiabatically to a final volume of
 0.057 m3. Calculate the pressure b.​ 115 ft-lb d. 48,000 ft-lb
at the end of compression. *
a.​ 19,568 kPa c. 16,985 kPa
*
b.​ 18,596 kPa d. 15,689 kPa

30.​ How much work is necessary to

compress air in an insulated
cylinder from 0.20 m3 to 0.01 m3?
Use T1 = 20°C and P1 = 100 kPa.
a.​ 113.4 kJ c. 110.1 kJ
b.​ 121.4 kJ d. 115.7 kJ *

31.​ A group of 50 persons attend a

secret meeting in room which is
12 m wide by 10 m long and a
ceiling height of 3 m. The room is
completely sealed off and
insulated. Each person gives off
150 kCal per hour of heat and
occupies a volume of 0.20 m3. The
room has an initial pressure of
101.3 kPa and temperature of
16°C. Calculate the room
temperature after 10 minutes.
Use R = 0.287 kJ/kg-K and CV =
0.171 kCal/kg-K.
a.​ 33.1°C * c. 38.7°C
b.​ 37.7°C d. 31.7°C

Polytropic Process

32.​ During the polytropic process of

an ideal gas, the state changes
from 138 kPa and 5°C to 827 kPa
and 171°C. Find the value of n.
a.​ 1.354 * c. 1.345
b.​ 1.253 d. 1.234

33.​ A gas at 1 atmosphere pressure

originally occupies a volume of 20
ft3. The gas is polytropically
compressed with n = 1.15 until
the pressure is 48.51 psia. What
work is required for this
compression?
a.​ 45 ft-lb c. 300 ft-lb