SUBJECT: MECHANICS

EXAM DURATION: 4 HRS

DIRECTIONS: WRITE THE LETTER OF YOUR BEST ANSWER ON THE SPACE
PROVIDED BEFORE EACH NUMBER.
_____1. A shot is fired at an angle of 45° with the horizontal and a
velocity of 300 fps. Calculate the range of the projectile
A. 932 yards B. 1200 yards C. 3500 yards D. 4000 yards
_____2. Two forces of 20 units and 30 units act at right angle. What is
the magnitude of the resultant force?
A. 36 B. 42 C. 40 D. 44
_____3. The ration of the total momentum after collision to that of
before collision
A. coefficient of static friction B. coefficient of dynamic friction
C. coefficient of volume expansion D. coefficient of restitution
_____4. A beam of span “x” meters in uniform loading of “w” kilograms
per meter is supported at one end (A) and a distance of 2 m from the
other end (B). Find the reaction at support A.

𝑤𝑥 2 𝑤𝑥(𝑥−4) 𝑤𝑥(𝑥−2) 𝑤𝑥
A. 𝑘𝑔 B. 𝑘𝑔 C. 𝑘𝑔 D. 𝑘𝑔
2(𝑥−2) 2(𝑥−2) 2(𝑥−2) 2(𝑥−2)

_____5. Number of reactions for a cantilever support

A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
_____6. A circle has a diameter of 20 cm. Determine the moment of inertia
of the circular area relative to the axis perpendicular to the area
through the center of the circle in cm4.
A. 14, 280 B. 15,708 C. 17,279 D. 19,007
_____7. An isosceles triangle has a 10 cm base and 10 cm altitude.
Determine the moment of inertia of the triangular area relative to a
line parallel to the base and through the upper vertex in cm4.
A. 2750 B. 3025 C. 2500 D. 2273
_____8. A stone is thrown from a hill at an angle of 60° with the
horizontal with an initial velocity of 100 fps. After hitting level
ground at the base of the hill, the stone has covered a horizontal
distance of 500 ft. How high is the hill?
A. 634 ft B. 734 ft C. 834 ft D. 934 ft
_____9. Two parallel, non-collinear forces that are equal in magnitude
and opposite in direction

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A. Couple B. Moment C. Torque D. Reaction
_____10. From a speed of 75 kph, a car decelerates at the rate of
500m/min2 along a straight path. How far in meters will it travel in 45
seconds?
A. 790.293 B. 791.357 C. 793.238 D. 796.875
_____11. A train starting at an initial velocity of 30 kph travels a
distance of 21 km in 18 minutes. Determine the acceleration of the train
at this instant.
A. 0.0043 m/s2 B. 0.0206 m/s2 C. 0.0865 m/s2 D. 0.3820 m/s2
_____12. The flywheel of a puncher is to be brought to a complete stop
in 8 seconds from a speed of 60 rpm. Compute the number of turns the
flywheel will still make if its deceleration is uniform.
A. 5 turns B. 3 turns C. 4 turns D. 6 turns
_____13. A man keeps a 1 kg toy airplane flying horizontally in a circle
by holding onto a 1.5 m long string attached to its wing tip. The string
is always in the plane of the circular path. If the plane flies at 10
mps, find the tension in the string.
A. 28 N B. 15 N C. 67 N D. 18 N
_____14. Represents the geometric center of a body
A. CG B. Radius of Gyration C. Centroid D. CM
_____15. Used in determining the stiffness and bending stresses in beams
and the buckling loads of columns
A. First Moment of Area B. Static Moment of Area
C. Second Moment of Area D. Static Moment
_____16. A rotating wheel has a radius of 2 feet and 6 inches. A point
on the rim of the wheel moves 30 ft in 2 sec. Find the angular velocity
of the wheel.
A. 2 rad/s B. 4 rad/s C. 5 rad/s D. 6 rad/s
For problems 17, 18, and 19, refer to Fig. 1 on last page.
_____17. Find the vertical component of F1
A. 27 kN B. 28 kN C. 29 kN D. 30 kN
_____18. Find the horizontal component of the resultant.
A. 27.57 kN B. 37.57 kN C. 47.57 kN D. 57.67 kN
_____19. Find the magnitude of the resultant
A. 44 kN B. 45 kN C. 46 kN D. 47 kN

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The Warren Truss loaded as shown in Fig. 2 is supported by a roller at
C and a hinge at G. For questions 20-22, compute for the force in the
members:
_____20. BC
A. 44.72 kN T B. 54.72 kN T C. 44.72 kN C D. 54.72 kN C
_____21. CE
A. 10 kN T B. 10 kN C C. 20 kN T D. 20 kN C
_____22. DF
A. 90 kN T B. 90 kN C C. 80 kN C D. 80 kN T
_____23. Find the reaction at C in Fig. 2
A. 110 kN B. 120 kN C. 130 kN D. 140 kN
The 16-ft wing of an airplane is subjected to lift which varies from
zero at tip to 360 lb/ft at the fuselage according to w = 90x1/2 lb/ft
where x is measured from the tip. For questions 24-25:
_____24. Compute the resultant
A. 3480 lb up B. 3840 lb up C. 3480 lb down D. 3840 lb down
_____25. Determine the location of the resultant from the wingtip.
A. 6.9 ft B. 7.9 ft C. 9.6 ft D. 7.6 ft
The beam AB in Fig. 3 supports a load which varies an intensity of 220
N/m to 890 N/m. For questions 26-27:
_____26. Compute the resultant
A. 3330 N B. 3430 N C. 3530 N D. 3630 N
_____27. Determine the location of the resultant from support A.
A. 1.6 m B. 2.6 m C. 3.6 m D. 4.6 m
Determine the magnitude of P and F necessary to keep the concurrent force
system in Fig. 4 in equilibrium. For questions 28-29
_____28. P
A. -133.25 N B. 133.25 N C. -233.25 N D. 233.25 N
_____29. F
A. 46.37 N B. 86.37 N C. 66.37 N D. 106.37 N
_____30. When a body is subjected to an acceleration, there exists a
force opposite the direction of motion and equal to the product of mass
and acceleration

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A. Bernoulli’s Principle B. Varignon’s Theorem
C. D’ Alembert’s Principle D. Parallelogram Law
_____31. It is the point at which the resultant of the gravitational
forces (weight) act on a body.
A. CG B. Radius of Gyration C. Centroid D. CM
_____32. The moment of a force is equal to the sum of the moments of its
components.
A. Bernoulli’s Principle B. Varignon’s Theorem
C. D’ Alembert’s Principle D. Parallelogram Law
_____33. A 400 lb block is resting on a rough horizontal surface for
which the coefficient of friction is 0.40. Determine the force P required
to cause motion to impend if applied to the block horizontally.
A. 130 lb B. 140 lb C. 150 lb D. 160 lb
_____34. Moment of inertia is also called
A. First Moment of Area B. Static Moment of Area
C. Second Moment of Area D. Static Moment
_____35. The distance a body travels is a function of time and is given
by x(t) = 18t + 9t2. Find its velocity at t=2.
A. 36 B. 54 C. 24 D. 20
_____36. Used to find the shear stress distribution over a cross-section
of a shear carrying member
A. First Moment of Area B. Moment of Inertia
C. Second Moment of Area D. Static Moment
_____37. Resultant of non-perpendicular forces

A. 𝑅 = √𝑃1 2 + 𝑃2 2 − 2𝑃1 𝑃2 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃 B. 𝑅 = √𝑃1 2 + 𝑃2 2 + 2𝑃1 𝑃2 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃

C. 𝑅 = √𝑃1 2 + 𝑃2 2 − 𝑃1 𝑃2 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃 D. 𝑅 = √𝑃1 2 + 𝑃2 2 + 𝑃1 𝑃2 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃

_____38. It is the point through which the resultant inertia force acts
on a body
A. CG B. Radius of Gyration C. Centroid D. CM
_____39. It is the point at which the static moment is zero.
A. CG B. Radius of Gyration C. Centroid D. CM

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_____40. A car moving at 70kph has a mass of 1700 kg. What force is
necessary to decelerate it at a rate of 40cm/s2?
A. 4250 N B. 0.68 N C. 680 N D. 42.5 N
_____41. Deals with pure motion of rigid bodies
A. Kinetics B. Kinematics C. Statics D. Dynamics
_____42. Relates the motion to applied forces
A. Kinetics B. Kinematics C. Statics D. Dynamics
_____43. A particle acted upon by an unbalanced force experiences an
acceleration that has the same direction as the force and a magnitude
that is directly proportional to the force.
A. Law of Gravity B. Law of Inertia
C. Law of Acceleration D. Law of Action-Reaction
_____44. A ball is dropped from a height of 60 meters above the ground.
How long does it take to hit the ground?
A. 2.1 s B. 3.5 s C. 5.5 s D. 1.3 s
_____45. If three or more non-parallel forces or vectors are in
equilibrium, then they must be
A. Non-concurrent B. Closed C. Concurrent D. Non-coplanar
_____46. Number of reactions for a roller support
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
_____47. Number of reactions for a hinge support
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
_____48. Assume the three force vectors intersect at a single point.
F1 = i + 3j + 4k ; F2 = 2i + 7j – k; F3 = -i +4j + 2k. What is the
magnitude of the resultant force vector, R?
A. 15 B. 13.23 C. 14.73 D. 16.16
_____49. When using the Method of Sections, the cutting plane must not
cut more than how many members whose internal forces are unknown?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
_____50. A 100 kg weight rest on a 30° inclined plane. Neglecting
friction, how much pull must one exert to bring the weight up the plane?
A. 88.67 kg B. 100 kg c. 70.71 kg D. 50 kg

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