ENGINEERING D564/31

ADMISSIONS ASSESSMENT

November 2020 60 minutes

SECTION 1
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Part A Mathematics and Physics (20 questions)

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PART A Mathematics and Physics

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1 A soldering iron has a copper tip of mass 2.0 g.

The tip is heated with 30 W of thermal power. In 50 s, the temperature of the tip increases by
200 °C.

How much energy is transferred from the tip to the surroundings in this time?

(specific heat capacity of copper = 400 J kg–1 °C–1)

A 160 J

B 500 J

C 1340 J

D 1500 J

E 1660 J

F 1840 J

G 2500 J

2 The admission charge to a cinema is different for adults and children.

Admission for 2 adults and 3 children costs £20.

Admission for 4 adults and 4 children costs £34.

What does admission cost for 6 adults and 2 children?

A £27

B £29

C £33

D £39

E £44

F £48

G £72

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3 Uranium-238 (238
)
92 U decays by a series of alpha and beta ( –) emissions to become the stable
isotope ( 206
lead-206 82 Pb . )
How many beta ( –) particles are emitted in the decay of one uranium-238 nucleus to
lead-206?

A 6

B 8

C 10

D 12

E 14

F 16

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4 A fair spinner has eight equal sections.

Each section has one number written on it, as shown.

3 1

1 3

3 2

1 3

The spinner is spun twice, and the two numbers scored are added.

What is the probability that the sum of the two numbers is 5?

1
A
8
5
B
8
1
C
16
3
D
16
25
E
64
55
F
64

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5 A dc electricity transmission system uses an undersea cable to send electricity from one
country to another. On a particular day, the first country supplies electricity at a voltage of
400 kV and 2000 A to the transmission system. The second country receives electricity from the
transmission system at 160 kV and 4000 A.

What is the percentage efficiency of the system and how much energy is wasted every minute?

energy wasted
efficiency %
every minute / J
A 20 9.6 × 109

B 20 3.84 × 1010

C 20 4.8 × 1010

D 80 9.6 × 109

E 80 3.84 × 1010

F 80 4.8 × 1010

6 Consider the four lines with the following equations.

1 2x + 6y = 3

2 9y = 3x – 4

3 2y = 6x + 3

4 4x + 6y – 9 = 0

Which two lines are perpendicular?

A 1 and 2

B 1 and 3

C 1 and 4

D 2 and 3

E 2 and 4

F 3 and 4

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7 Two fixed horizontal metal rails are side by side and 12 cm apart. The rails are connected to a
dc power supply by a switch that is initially open.

A freely moveable metal rod of length 20 cm is placed on the rails as shown in the diagram.
The diagram shows the arrangement seen from above.

The angle between the rod and the rails is 90°.

moveable rod

+ 12 cm 20 cm
–

fixed rails

The whole arrangement is placed in a uniform magnetic field of magnitude 0.50 T that is
directed perpendicularly into the page.

The moveable rod has a weight of 0.40 N.

The switch is now closed. As a result, there is a current of 2.4 A in the circuit and the rod
moves.

What is the initial magnitude of the acceleration of the rod and what is its direction?

(gravitational field strength = 10 N kg–1)

acceleration / m s–2 direction

A 0.36 to the left

B 0.36 to the right

C 0.60 to the left

D 0.60 to the right

E 3.6 to the left

F 3.6 to the right

G 6.0 to the left

H 6.0 to the right

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8 Find the sum of the solutions of

2
x x
2 +3 − + 3 − 36 = 0
4 4

A 2

3
B
2
1
C
2
D –4

E – 13

F – 22

G – 26

H – 34

9 Two trolleys are moving towards each other along a straight horizontal track.

One trolley has mass 8.0 kg and is travelling to the right at 4.0 m s−1.

The other trolley has mass 2.0 kg and is travelling to the left at 1.0 m s−1.

When the trolleys collide they stick together.

How much kinetic energy is transferred to other forms of energy in the collision?

A 2.0 J

B 18 J

C 20 J

D 28 J

E 35 J

F 40 J

G 45 J

H 65 J

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10 When the expression

(2 x + 3)2 – ( x – 3)2

is written in the form p ( x + q )2 + r, where p, q and r are constants, what is the value of r ?

A – 27

B –9

C 0

D 3

E 15

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11 A car of mass 800 kg travels in a straight line along a horizontal road.

The car accelerates non-uniformly from rest for 5.0 seconds and then moves at constant
speed, as shown in the distance–time graph:

distance / m 40

10

0
0 5 10
time / s

What is the average resultant force acting on the car over the time for which it is accelerating?

A 320 N

B 480 N

C 640 N

D 960 N

E 1600 N

F 3200 N

G 4800 N

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12 The number of pairs of winter boots sold on a day is inversely proportional to the cube of the
outside temperature on that day, measured in °C.

On a day when the outside temperature is 8 °C, 250 pairs of boots are sold.

The next day, when the outside temperature is x °C, the number of pairs of boots sold is 700%
more than on the previous day.

What is the value of x ?

A 2

B 4

8
C 3
7

D 83 7

E 16

13 P and Q are two fixed points on the surface of the ocean which are 6.0 m apart.

An ocean wave travels in the direction P to Q.

The wave has a frequency of 0.50 Hz and travels at a constant speed.

A wave peak passes Q at time t = 0 s.

The next wave peak travelling towards Q passes P at time t = 0.80 s.

What is the speed of the wave?

A 2.1 m s–1

B 3.4 m s–1

C 5.0 m s–1

D 7.5 m s–1

E 20 m s–1

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14 In a sale, all prices are reduced by 25%.

A customer calculates the pre-sale price of a bicycle incorrectly by increasing the marked sale
price by 25%.

The customer’s calculated pre-sale price is incorrect by £15.

What is the correct pre-sale price of the bicycle?

A £180

B £195

C £210

D £225

E £240

15 A parachutist of mass 80.0 kg drops from a plane travelling at 40.0 m s–1, 2000 m above the
Earth’s surface.

The parachutist hits the ground at a speed of 5.00 m s–1.

How much work is done by the parachutist against drag forces during the fall?

(Take the Earth’s gravitational field strength to be 10.0 N kg–1.)

A 1 535 000 J

B 1 624 000 J

C 1 649 000 J

D 1 663 000 J

E 1 726 000 J

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16 Q

y z

61°
P x S R

[diagram not to scale]

In the diagram, QS is perpendicular to PR.

PS = x cm
PQ = y cm
QR = z cm

angle QRS = 61°

PSR is a straight line.

Which one of the following is an expression for the length z, in cm?

2 2
A y + x sin 61°
2 2
B y − x sin 61°
2 2
C y + x cos 61°
2 2
D y − x cos 61°
2 2
y +x
E
sin 61°
2 2
y −x
F
sin 61°
2 2
y +x
G
cos 61°
2 2
y −x
H
cos 61°

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17 A light spring of unstretched length 0.10 m has a spring constant of 20 N m–1. The spring is
suspended so that it is vertical and a load of mass 0.050 kg is attached to the end of the spring.

The load is pulled vertically downwards until the length of the spring is 0.30 m. The load is then
released.

What is the speed of the load at the instant that the spring returns to its unstretched length?

(gravitational field strength = 10 N kg–1; assume that resistive forces are negligible)

A 0 m s–1

B 4.0 m s–1

C 6.0 m s–1

D 12 m s–1

E 16 m s–1

F 6 m s–1

G 12 m s–1

H 30 m s–1

18 Two vertices of a square are at (1, 1) and (3, 5).

What is the difference between the perimeters of the largest and smallest possible squares that
can be drawn with these points as two of their vertices?

A 0

B (
4 3 2− 2 )
C 4 3 ( 2 − 1)

D 4 5 (2 − 2 )

E 4 5 ( 2 − 1)

F 4 13 (2 − 2 )

G 4 13 ( 2 − 1)

H 4 3 5 (2 − 2 )

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19 A rocket travelling in space is burning its fuel at a constant rate. By expelling the burnt fuel
through a nozzle, the engine is applying a constant force to the rocket.

What is happening to the magnitude of the acceleration of the rocket?

A It is increasing at an increasing rate.

B It is increasing at a constant rate.

C It is increasing at a decreasing rate.

D It is not changing.

E It is decreasing at an increasing rate.

F It is decreasing at a constant rate.

G It is decreasing at a decreasing rate.

20 The quadratic equation 2 x 2 – p x – 4 = 0, where p is a positive constant, has two solutions that
differ by 6.

What is the value of p ?

A 2

B 4 7

C 12

D 4 11

E 4 34

F 6 30

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PART B Advanced Mathematics and Advanced Physics

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21 A block of mass m slides down a rough slope.

At position 1 the velocity of the block is v1.

At position 2, which is a vertical distance h below position 1, the velocity of the block is v2.

v1
2
h
v2

Which expression gives the work done against friction by the block as it slides from position 1
to position 2?

(gravitational field strength = g ; assume that air resistance is negligible)

A mgh + 21 m (v 2 2 – v 1 2)

B mgh − 21 m (v 2 2 – v 1 2)

C mgh + 21 m (v 2 – v 1)2

D mgh − 21 m (v 2 – v 1)2
1 m (v 2 – v 1 2) – mgh
E 2 2

1 m (v 2 – v 2 2) – mgh
F 2 1

1 m (v – v 1)2 – mgh
G 2 2

1 m (v – v 2)2 – mgh
H 2 1

22 ( x – 1) and ( x – 2) are both factors of x 4 + a x 3 + b x 2 – 12 x + 4

What are the values of a and b ?

A a = – 6 and b = – 23

B a = – 6 and b = 13

C a = 6 and b = –11

D a = 6 and b = 1

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23 The braking system of a car includes two cylinders containing an incompressible oil, linked by a
flexible tube that also contains oil. There is a freely moving piston in each cylinder. One piston
is labelled X, and the other is labelled Y in the diagram.

oil

piston X
piston Y

flexible tube

When the driver presses on the brake pedal, a force is exerted on piston X. The pressure
produced in the oil by this force is transmitted through the oil so that it causes a force to act on
piston Y. This presses the brakes against the moving parts.

The diameter of piston X is 4.0 cm. The diameter of piston Y is 12.0 cm.

The driver exerts a force of 36.0 N on piston X and it moves a distance of 5.4 cm to the right.

What is the resultant force on piston Y and how far does it move along the cylinder?

force on piston Y / N distance moved by piston Y / cm

A 4.0 0.60

B 4.0 48.6

C 12.0 1.80

D 12.0 16.2

E 108 1.80

F 108 16.2

G 324 0.60

H 324 48.6

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24 What is the area of the region enclosed between the curve y = 21 x , the line y = – x , and the
lines x = 1 and x = 3 ?

1
A
3

B 2

C 4

D 6

25
E
3
28
F
3

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25 The graph shows how the displacement due to a wave in air varies with time.

displacement

0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
time / 10–3 s

The speed of the wave in air is 300 m s–1.

The wave now travels into water.

wave speed in air

= 0.2
wave speed in water

What is the wavelength of the wave in water?

1
A m
6
2
B m
9
5
C m
6
9
D m
10
10
E m
9
6
F m
5
9
G m
2

H 6m

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26 A line with non-zero gradient m is reflected in the line y = x

What is the gradient of the reflected line?

A m

B –m

1
C
m
1
D –
m

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27 A flat rectangular coil of wire with sides of length 30 cm and 20 cm is freely pivoted about an
axle. The axle passes through the middle of the sides of length 30 cm.

Part of the coil is between the poles of a U-shaped magnet as shown in the diagram. The poles
are 4.0 cm long. The magnetic field can be considered uniform between the poles, and zero
elsewhere.

The coil is connected to a power supply so that there is a current in it.

flat coil of wire

to circuit
axle

4 cm N S 20 cm

30 cm

[diagram not to scale]

The current is 0.60 A and the magnetic flux density is 0.050 T. There are 50 turns of wire in the
coil.

What is the moment about the axle, in N cm, produced by the magnetic force acting on the coil?

A 0.018 N cm

B 0.036 N cm

C 0.045 N cm

D 0.90 N cm

E 1.8 N cm

F 2.25 N cm

G 4.5 N cm

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28 The sum of the first 20 terms of an arithmetic progression is 50.

The sum of the next 20 terms of the arithmetic progression is – 50.

What is the sum of the first 100 terms of the arithmetic progression?

A – 750

B – 350

C – 50

159
D –
8
159
E
8

F 50

G 350

H 750

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29 A box of mass 3.0 kg is pulled a distance 5.0 m directly up a smooth slope by a constant
applied force of 30 N acting parallel to the slope.

The initial speed of the box is 3.0 m s–1 and the final speed is 7.0 m s–1. Its acceleration is
constant.

5.0 m

30 N

box

What is the component of the weight acting down the slope?

(gravitational field strength = 10 N kg –1; air resistance is negligible)

A 12 N

B 18 N

C 22 N

D 28 N

E 29 N

F 42 N

G 90 N

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30 The line L with equation y = m x + c, where m > 0 and c 0, passes through the point (2, 4).

A line is drawn through the point (2, 4) perpendicular to L.

The triangle enclosed between the two lines and the y-axis has area 5 square units.

What is the larger of the two possible values of m ?

A – 0.5

B 0.5

C 1.25

D 2

E 5

31 Electrical power is supplied through a dc transmission line that consists of two metal wires.
Each wire is 8.0 km long and has a cross-sectional area of 1.0 cm2.

wires

current

The resistivity of the metal from which the wires are made is 2.5 × 10–7 m.

Electrical power is transmitted to the transmission line at a potential difference of 24 000 V.

At what rate is energy being wasted as heat in the wires when the power supplied to the
transmission line is 120 kW?

A 0.40 W

B 0.80 W

C 1.6 W

D 250 W

E 500 W

F 1000 W

G 1.44 × 107 W

H 5.76 × 107 W

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32 P and Q are two different geometric progressions.

The 3rd term of each geometric progression is 4.

The 5th term of each geometric progression is 2.

What is the modulus of the difference between the sums to infinity of P and Q ?

A 0

B 8

C 8 2

D 16

E 16 2

F 32

G 32 2

33 A tennis ball travelling at 24.0 m s–1 is hit by a racket. As a result of the impact, the ball returns
back along its original path having undergone a change in velocity of 48.0 m s–1. The
acceleration of the ball whilst in contact with the racket is constant with magnitude 6000 m s–2.

What is the total distance travelled by the ball whilst in contact with the racket?

A 0.00 cm

B 4.80 cm

C 9.60 cm

D 14.4 cm

E 19.2 cm

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34 The curve

2
y = x 3 + 3 5 px + 3 p x + 13

has two distinct turning points.

What are all the possible values of p ?

A p < 0 , p > 0.2

B p 0, p 0.2

C 0 < p < 0.2

D 0 p 0.2

E p < 0 , p > 1.2

F p 0, p 1.2

G 0 < p < 1.2

H 0 p 1.2

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35 The diagram shows the relative positions of two identical light springs, both in equilibrium.

The springs are supporting loads of mass 0.20 kg and 1.0 kg as shown.

4.0 cm
0.20 kg

1.0 kg
[diagram not to scale]

The same two springs are now connected in parallel, supporting a 2.0 kg mass as shown.

2.0 kg
[diagram not to scale]

In this parallel arrangement, what is the total strain energy in the springs?

(gravitational field strength = 10 N kg–1; assume that the springs obey Hooke’s law)

A 0.25 J

B 0.40 J

C 0.50 J

D 1.0 J

E 25 J

F 40 J

G 50 J

H 100 J

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36 Find the number of solutions of the equation

14 cos3 x + 10 sin2 x cos x = 13 cos x

in the range – 2 x 2

A 4

B 6

C 8

D 10

E 12

F 14

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37 An object of mass 2.5 kg is at rest at time = 0 s. A resultant force acts on the object in a
constant direction.

The magnitude of the resultant force acting on the object varies with time as shown by the
graph.

24
force / N

16

0
0 0.04 0.08 0.12 0.16 0.20
time / s

What is the kinetic energy of the object at time = 0.20 s?

A 0J

B 0.80 J

C 1.0 J

D 1.6 J

E 2.0 J

F 3.2 J

G 6.4 J

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38 Find the product of the real roots of the equation

(log 10 x )
2 2
+ log10 x = 3

−3
2
A 10
−1
B 10
−1
2
C 10
−1
4
D 10
3
E 10 5
1
F 10

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39 In the following circuit, the ammeter records a current of zero.

100 Ω 1200 Ω

6.0 V 16 V

200 Ω R

What is the resistance of resistor R?

A 0

B 200

C 300

D 400

E 600

F 1200

G 1800

H 2400

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40 Find the maximum value of the gradient of the curve with equation

y = 2 – 4 x + 4x – x 2
2

where x > 0

A –4

8
B –
9
1
C
2

D 2

E 4

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