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1. Compute the area of a segment having a height of 10.0 8. The pulley attached to the tuning knob of a radio (Fig.
cm in a circle of radius 25.0 cm. 14–13) has a radius of 35 mm. How far will the needle
A. 260 cm² C. 280 cm² move if the knob is turned a quarter of a revolution?
B. 300 cm² D. 320 cm²

2. A chord in a 24.8-cm-diameter circle subtends a central

angle of 1.22 rad. Find the area of the segment cut off by
the chord.
A. 18.1 cm² C. 23.7 cm²
B. 21.6 cm² D. 26.2 cm²
A. 33 mm C. 55 mm
3. A grinding machine for granite uses a grinding disk that B. 44 mm D. 66 mm
has four abrasive pads with the dimensions shown in
Fig. 14–7. Find the area of each pad. 9. One circular “track” on a magnetic disk used for
computer data storage is located at a radius of 155 mm
from the center of the disk. If 1000 “bits” of data can be
stored in 1 mm of this track, how many bits can be
stored in the length of this track subtending an angle of
𝜋/12 rad?
A. 40,600 bits C. 50,800 bits
B. 30,200 bits D. 60,100 bits

10. A 1.25-m-long pendulum swings 5.75° on each side of

the vertical. Find the length of arc traveled by the end
of the pendulum.
A. 1210 cm² C. A. 0.251 m C. 0.182 m
B. 1680 cm² D. 2280 cm² B. 0.126 m D. 0.320 m

4. A weight bouncing on the end of a spring moves with 11. Sheet metal is to be cut from the pattern of Fig. 14–
simple harmonic motion according to the equation, 16(a) and bent to form the frustum of a cone [Fig. 14–
𝑦 = 4 cos 25𝑡 16(b)], with top and bottom open. Find the dimensions
where y is in inches. Find the displacement y when t = r and R and the angle 𝜃 in degrees.
2.00 s. (In this equation, the angle 25t must be in
radians.)
A. 1.78 in C. 3.86 in.
B. 2.65 in D. 4.66 in

5. A certain town is at a latitude 35.2° N. Find the distance

in miles from the town to the north pole.
A. 2480 mi C. 4860 mi
B. 3790 mi D. 5320 mi

6. A satellite is in a circular orbit 225 mi above the equator

of the earth. How many miles must it travel for its
longitude to change by 85.0°?
A. 6210 mi C. 6410 mi
B. 6110 mi D. 6610 mi
A. r = 344 mm; R = 610 mm; 𝜃 = 60.8°
B. r = 354 mm; R = 510 mm; 𝜃 = 60.8°
7. The hour hand of a clock is 85.5 mm long. How far does
C. r = 355 mm; R = 610 mm; 𝜃 = 60.8°
the tip of the hand travel between 1:00 A.M. and 11:00
D. r = 355 mm; R = 710 mm; 𝜃 = 60.8°
A.M.?
A. 332 mm C. 448 mm
B. 545 mm D. 644 mm

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12. The link AB in the mechanism of Fig. 14–17 rotates

through an angle of 28.3°. Find the distance traveled by
point A.

A. 110 rev/min C. 100 rev/min

B. 105 rev/min D. 115 rev/min

19. A flywheel makes 725 revolutions in a minute. How

many degrees does it rotate in 1.00 s?
A. 4350° C. 4050°
B. 4150° D. 4250°
A. 14.1 cm C. 13.3 cm
B. 12.2 cm D. 15.1 cm 20. A gear is rotating at 2550 rev/min. How many seconds
will it take to rotate through an angle of 2.00 rad?
13. A circular highway curve has a radius of 325.500 ft and A. 0.00457 s C. 0.00698 s
a central angle of 15°25’05” measured to the centerline B. 0.00568 s D. 0.00749 s
of the road. Find the length of the curve.
A. 87.591 ft C. 78.521 ft 21. A capstan on a magnetic tape drive rotates at 3600
B. 82.125 ft D. 74.225 ft rad/min and drives the tape at a speed of 45.0 m/min.
Find the diameter of the capstan in millimeters.
14. A wheel is rotating with an angular velocity of 1800 A. 25.0 mm C. 21.0 mm
rev/min. How many revolutions does the wheel make B. 24.0 mm D. 22.0 mm
in 1.5 s?
A. 30 rev C. 50 rev 22. A steel bar 6.50 inches in diameter is being turned in a
B. 40 rev D. 45 rev lathe. The surface speed of the bar is 55.0 ft/min. How
many revolutions will the bar make in 10.0 s?
15. Find the angular velocity in revolutions per minute of a A. 4.12 rev C. 3.60 rev
pulley that rotates 275° in 0.750 s. B. 5.39 rev D. 6.32 rev
A. 61.2 rev/min C. 60.1 rev/min
B. 54.0 rev/min D. 57.3 rev/min 23. Assuming the earth’s orbit about the sun to be a circle
with a radius of 93.0 × 106 mi, calculate the linear
16. How long will it take a spindle rotating at 3.55 rad/s to speed of the earth around the sun.
make 1000 revolutions? A. 78,600 mi/h C. 66,700 mi/h
A. 20.3 min C. 29.5 min B. 62,800 mi/h D. 89,600 mi/h
B. 16.3 min D. 24.2 min
24. A wind generator has a propeller 21.7 ft in diameter,
17. A wheel is rotating at 2450 rev/min. Find the linear and the gearbox between the propeller and the
speed of a point 35.0 cm from the center. generator has a gear ratio of 1:44 (with the generator
A. 89.8 m/s C. 78.8 m/s shaft rotating faster than the propeller). Find the tip
B. 99.8 m/s D. 68.8 m/s speed of the propeller when the generator is rotating at
1800 rev/min.
18. A 4.00-in.-dia. milling machine cutter is used to mill a A. 2640 ft/min C. 2790 ft/min
bronze casting, Fig. 14–22. The recommended cutting B. 2450 ft/min D. 2320 ft/min
speed for that particular alloy, cutter type, and
lubrication is 120 ft/min. What angular velocity of the
cutter will give that cutting speed?

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25. A parts-storage tray, shown in Fig. 14–24, is in the form

of a partial sector of a circle. Using the dimensions
shown, find the inside volume of the tray in cubic
centimeters.

A. 2720 cm³ C. 2640 cm³ A. 6.00 C. 4.50

B. 2830 cm³ D. 2450 cm³ B. 3.00 D. 7.50

26. The period T for a pendulum of length L, Fig. 16–20, is 30. For the pulley system in Fig. 17-5, it takes a force of
approximately given by 115 lb to lift a weight of 600 lb. Find the efficiency of
the pulley system.
𝐿 1 𝜃 9 𝜃 A. 64.0% C. 78.0%
𝑇 = 2𝜋√ (1 + sin2 − sin4 )
𝑔 4 2 64 2 B. 54.0% D. 87.0%
Where 𝑔 = 32.2 𝑓𝑡/𝑠² and 𝜃 is the angle between the
pendulum and the vertical. For a pendulum of length 31. A certain map has a scale of 1:5000. How many acres on
1.25 ft, find 𝑇 when 𝜃 = 7.83°. the land are represented by 168 in² on the map?
A. 1.48 s C. 1.64 s A. 670 acres C. 600 acres
B. 1.24 s D. 1.80 s B. 480 acres D. 540 acres

27. Find the mean proportional between 3 and 12. 32. A colony of bacteria used to clean up an oil spill grows
A. ±10 C. ±8 exponentially at the rate of 2% per minute. By how
B. ±12 D. ±6 many times will it have increased after 4 h?
A. 132 C. 101
28. Find the actual mechanical advantage of the lever B. 148 D. 122
shown if a force of 125 lb can lift a weight of 258 lb.
33. A room initially 80°F above the outside temperature
cools exponentially at the rate of 25% per hour. Find
the temperature of the room (above the outside
temperature) at the end of 135 min.
A. 45.6°F C. 48.3°F
B. 34.2°F D. 54.2°F

34. A colony of “oil-eating” bacteria colonizing a new area

A. 1.03 C. 2.06 of a spill grows at a rate of 7% per day, with an upper
B. 3.09 D. 4.10 limit of 212,000 bacteria per liter. (a) Write the
equation for the population y at any instant. (b) Find
29. The weight lifted by the pulley system, Fig. 17–5, moves the population at five days.
𝑏𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑎
1.00 meter for every 6.00 meters of rope reeled in. A. 𝑦 = 212,000(1 − 𝑒 0.07𝑡 ); 62,800
𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑟
−0.07𝑡 ); 𝑏𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑎
C. 𝑦 = 222,000(1 − 𝑒 62,600
𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑟
0.07𝑡 ); 𝑏𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑎
B. 𝑦 = 222,000(1 − 𝑒 62,800
𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑟
𝑏𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑎
D. 𝑦 = 212,000(1 − 𝑒 −0.07𝑡 ); 62,600
𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑟

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35. What is the partial derivative 𝜕𝑧/𝜕𝑥 of the following SITUATION 01.
function? Two towers are located on level ground 30 m apart. They
𝑧 = 3𝑥 2 − 6𝑦 2 + 𝑥𝑦 + 5𝑦 − 9 support a transmission line with a mass of 3 kg/m. The
midpoint sag is 3 m.
A. −12𝑦 + 𝑥 + 5 C. 6x+y
B. 3𝑥 2 − 𝑦 2 D. 𝑥𝑦 𝑎
HINT: 𝑆 = 𝑐 [cosh ( ) − 1], where c is constant and a is the
𝑐
distance between the lowest point.
36. Find the following integral.
3𝑥 + 2
∫ 𝑑𝑥 42. The midpoint tension is most nearly.
3𝑥 − 2
A. 0.55 kN C. 1.6 kN
4 B. 1.1 kN D. 2.2 kN
A. x + ln|(3x − 2)| + C
3
3
B. x + ln|(2x − 3)| + C 43. The maximum tension in the transmission line is most
4
3
C. x + ln|(2x + 3)| + C nearly.
4
4
A. 0.70 kN C. 1.2 kN
D. x + ln|(2x − 3)| + C B. 0.86 kN D. 1.4 kN
3

37. Find the following double integral. 44. If the maximum tension is 2200 N, the sag in the cable
∬(𝑥 2 + 𝑦 3 𝑥)𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑦 is most nearly.
A. 0.4 m C. 1.2 m
B. 1.0 m D. 1.5 m
1 1
A. 𝑦𝑥 3 + 𝑦 4 𝑥 2 + 𝐶1 𝑦 + 𝐶2
3 8
1 1
B. 𝑥𝑦 3 + 𝑦 2 𝑥 4 + 𝐶1 𝑦 + 𝐶2
3 4
1 1
45. What is the reliability of the following system?
C. 𝑦𝑥 3 + 𝑦 4 𝑥 2 + 𝐶1 𝑥 + 𝐶2
3 4
1 1
D. 𝑦 3 + 𝑦 4 𝑥 2 + 𝐶1 𝑥 + 𝐶2
3 4

38. Write the auxiliary equation to the following

differential equation. A. 0.92 C. 0.72
𝑦 ′′ + 4𝑦 ′ + 𝑦 = 0 B. 0.28 D. 0.58

A. 2𝑟 − 1 = 0 C. 𝑟 2 − 4𝑟 − 1 = 0 46. What is the reliability of the following system?

B. 𝑟 = 0 D. 𝑟 2 + 4𝑟 + 1 = 0

39. Solve the following differential equation for 𝑦.

𝑦 ′ − 𝑦 = 2𝑥 𝑒 2𝑥
𝑦(0) = 1

A. 𝑦 = 2𝑒 −2𝑥 (𝑥 − 1) + 3𝑒 −𝑥
B. 𝑦 = 2𝑒 2𝑥 (𝑥 − 1) + 3𝑒 𝑥
C. 𝑦 = −2𝑒 −2𝑥 (𝑥 − 1) + 3𝑒 −𝑥
D. 𝑦 = 2𝑒 2𝑥 (𝑥 − 1) + 3𝑒 −𝑥
A. 0.07 C. 0.93
40. Solve the following differential equation. B. 0.48 D. 0.75
𝑦 ′′ + 6𝑦 ′ + 9𝑦 = 0
𝑦(0) = 0 SITUATION 02.
𝑦 ′ (0) = 1 Four military recruits whose respective shoe sizes are 7, 8,
9, and 10 report to the supply clerk to be issued boots. The
A. 𝑦 = 𝑒 −3𝑥 C. 𝑦 = 𝑥 𝑒 −3𝑥 supply clerk selects one pair of boots in each of the four
B. 𝑦 = 𝑥𝑒 3𝑥 D. 𝑦 = 𝑒 3𝑥 required sizes and hands them at random to the recruits.

41. Solve the following differential equation for 𝑦. 47. What is the probability that all recruits will receive
𝑦 ′′ − 4𝑦 ′ − 12𝑦 = 0 boots of an incorrect size?
A. 0.25 C. 0.45
A. 𝐴1 𝑒 6𝑥 + 𝐴2 𝑒 −2𝑥 C. 𝐴1 𝑒 6𝑥 + 𝐴2 𝑒 2𝑥 B. 0.38 D. 0.61
B. 𝐴1 𝑒 −6𝑥 + 𝐴2 𝑒 2𝑥 D. 𝐴1 𝑒 −6𝑥 + 𝐴2 𝑒 −2𝑥

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48. What is the probability that exactly three recruits will 54. Which readings are not acceptable?
receive boots of the correct size? A. No readings are unacceptable
A. 0 C. 0.17 B. One reading is unacceptable
B. 0.063 D. 0.25 C. Two readings are unacceptable
D. All four readings are unacceptable
49. The time taken by a toll taker to collect the toll from
vehicles crossing a bridge is an exponential 55. Explain how to determine which readings are not
distribution with a mean of 23 sec. What is the acceptable
probability that a random vehicle will be processed in A. Readings inside the 90% confidence limits are
25 sec or more (i.e., will take longer than 25 sec)? unacceptable.
A. 0.17 C. 0.34 B. Readings outside the 90% confidence limits are
B. 0.25 D. 0.52 unacceptable.
C. Readings outside the upper 90% confidence limits
SITUATION 03. are unacceptable.
The number of cars entering a toll plaza on a bridge during D. Readings outside the lower 90% confidence limits
the hour after midnight follows a Poisson distribution with are unacceptable.
a mean of 20.
56. What is the most probable value of the distance?
50. What is the probability that 17 cars will pass through A. 1249.399 C. 1249.439
the plaza during that hour on any given night? B. 1249.410 D. 1249.452
A. 0.076 C. 0.16
B. 0.12 D. 0.23 57. What is the error in the most probable value (at 90%
confidence)?
51. What is the probability that three or fewer cars will A. 0.08 C. 0.14
pass through the toll plaza at that hour on any given B. 0.11 D. 0.19
night?
A. 0.00032 C. 0.079 58. If the distance is one side of a square traverse whose
B. 0.0019 D. 0.11 sides are all equal, what is the most probable closure
error?
52. A mechanical component exhibits a negative A. 0.14 C. 0.28
exponential failure distribution with a mean time to B. 0.20 D. 0.35
failure of 1000 hour. What is the maximum operating
time such that the reliability remains above 99%? 59. Define accuracy and distinguish it from precision.
A. 3.3 hr C. 8.1 hr A. If an experiment can be repeated with identical
B. 5.6 hr D. 10 hr results, the results are considered accurate.
B. If an experiment has a small bias, the results are
SITUATION 04. considered precise.
A survey field crew measures one leg of a traverse four C. If an experiment is precise, it cannot also be
times. The following results are obtained. accurate.
D. If an experiment is unaffected by experimental
error, the results are accurate.

60. Give an example of systematic error.

A. measuring river depth as a motorized ski boat
passes by.
The crew chief is under orders to obtain readings with B. using a steel tape that is too short to measure
confidence limits of 90%. consecutive distances.
C. locating magnetic north near a large iron ore
53. Which readings are acceptable? deposit along an overland route.
A. No readings are acceptable D. determining local wastewater BOD after a toxic
B. Two readings are acceptable spill.
C. Three readings are acceptable
D. All four readings are acceptable

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61. Find the best equation for a line passing the points 66. Calculate the net torque about the axle of the wheel
given. shown in Fig. 10-47. Assume that a friction torque of
0.40 𝑚 ∙ 𝑁 opposes the motion.

A. 𝑡 = 14.527 − 0.536 𝑠
B. ln 𝑡 = 14.527 − 0.536 𝑠
C. ln 𝑠 = 14.527 − 0.536 𝑡
D. 𝑠 = 14.527 − 0.536 𝑡
A. 1.2 m ∙ N, clockwise C. 1.4 m ∙ N, clockwise
B. 0.8 m ∙ N, clockwise D. 1.8 m ∙ N, clockwise
SITUATION 05.
A particle is constrained to move along a straight line. The
67. Suppose you throw caution to the wind and eat too
velocity and location are both zero at 𝑡 = 0. The particle’s
much ice cream and cake on the order of 500 kcal. To
velocity as a function of time is
compensate, you want to do an equivalent amount of
𝑣(𝑡) = 8𝑡 − 6𝑡 2
work climbing stairs or a mountain. How much total
height must you climb? For this estimate, approximate
62. What is the acceleration function?
your mass as 𝑚 ≈ 60 𝑘𝑔.
A. 𝑎(𝑡) = 8 − 12𝑡
A. 3600 m C. 6,000 m
B. 𝑎(𝑡) = 12 − 8𝑡
B. 11,000 m D. 13,600 m
C. 𝑎(𝑡) = 12 + 8𝑡
D. 𝑎(𝑡) = 8 + 12𝑡
68. How much heat input is needed to raise the
temperature of an empty 20-kg vat made of iron from
63. What is the position function?
10°C to 90°C? Specific heat of iron = 450 J/kg C°.
A. 𝑠(𝑡) = 4𝑡 2 − 2𝑡 3
B. 𝑠(𝑡) = 2𝑡 2 − 4𝑡 3
A. 450 kJ C. 720 kJ
C. 𝑠(𝑡) = 3𝑡 3 − 2𝑡 2
B. 640 kJ D. 900 kJ
D. 𝑠(𝑡) = 4𝑡 2 + 3𝑡 3
69. How much heat input is needed to raise the
64. What is the instantaneous velocity at 𝑡 = 5?
temperature of an empty 20-kg vat filled with water
A. 40
from 10°C to 90°C? Specific heat of water = 4186 J/kg
B. -110
C°.
C. 75
A. 6700 kJ C. 7400 kJ
D. -150
B. 2800 kJ D. 4800 kJ

65. What distance is traveled during the period 𝑡 = 0 to

𝑡 = 6?
A. 290.37 C. 288.02
B. 292.74 D. 237.44

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