BEREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE

ENGINEERING SCIENCE N4
ASSIGNMENT 1
SUBJECT CODE: 15070434
Due Date: 09 September 2024
Examiner: Miss R Singh Marks: 50
Moderator: Ms SP Mkhize
INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION
1. Answer All the questions.
2. Read ALL the questions carefully.
3. All calculations must consist of the following:
3.1. A formula or the manipulation thereof.
3.2. Substitution of the given data in the formula
3.3. The answer together with the correct S.I. unit
4. Number all the answers correctly according to the numbering system used in the
paper.
5. Use g = 9,8 m/s 2
6. Answers must be rounded off to at least THREE decimal places.
7. Formula sheet is provided.
8. Write neatly and legibly in blue or black ink only
9. All diagrams must be drawn in pencil using a suitable scale
10. Include your name, surname, student number and course on your answer sheet
SUBMIT THE ASSIGNMENT IN CLASS DURING YOUR LESSON ONLY

QUESTION 1: GENERAL

1.1. State if the following statements are TRUE or FALSE only

1.1.1. Torque is the tendency of a force to rotate an object about an axis, pivot or fulcrum. [1]
1.1.2. Inertia is the property of an object to remain in a state of rest or in uniform motion. [1]
1.1.3. When a gardener mowing a lawn starts pushing the mower with three times as much force as
previously, therefore producing three times as much acceleration, it is an example of the
application of Newton’s first law of motion [2]
1.1.4. Energy can be created or can be destroyed, and it cannot be transferred from one form to
another is the law of conservation of energy [1]
1.1.5. 60°is equivalent to 1,047 rads [1]
1.1.6. 7 Mg is equivalent to 5 000 000 kg [1]
1.1.7. 6000 rpm is equivalent to 100 r/s [1]

1.2. Write down the FORMULA only for the required scenarios below:
1.2.1. A wheel with a diameter of 0,5 m has an angular acceleration of 37,704 rad/s2.
If the moment of inertia is 6 units, write the formula to calculate the accelerating
torque [1]
1.2.2. In a belt drive tensions are 2000 N and 900 N. The diameter of the driver pulley is
0,44m and its rotational frequency is 800 r/min.
1.2.2.1. Write the formula to calculate the effective tension [1]
1.2.2.2. Write down the formula to calculate linear velocity [1]

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1.2.3. The mass of a lift is 900 kg.
Write the formula to calculate the tension in the cable supporting the lift when the lift
is accelerating downwards at 4 m/s 2 [1]
1.2.4. A bale with a mass of 5 tons is pulled at a constant velocity up a smooth inclined
plane, 80 m long onto a platform 6 m above the ground.
Write the formula to calculate the magnitude of the force parallel to the plane [1]
[13]

QUESTION 2: ANGULAR MOTION

Choose the correct answer only and write down the answer only in your ANSWER SHEET
for the following questions
2.1. The minute arm of a tower clock is 1,8 m long. It took 40 minutes to move from 2 to 10.
2.1.1. The angular displacement of the minute arm is …
A 2,345 rad.
B 4,188 rad.
C 4,254 rad.
D 2,665 rad. [2]

2.1.2 The arc length produced by the tip of the minute arm is …
A 3,829 m.
B 7,534 m.
C 3,769 m.
D 7,657 m. [2]

2.1.3 The angular velocity of the minute arm is …

A 6, 282 rad/s
B 1,745 × 10-3 rad/s
C 2,117 × 10-3 rad/s
D 1,773 × 10-3 rad/s [2]

2.1.4 The tangential velocity of the minute arm is:

A 2,447 ×10-3 m/s.
B 4,189 × 10-3 m/s.
C 1,571 × 10-3 m/s.
D 3,141 × 10-3 m/s. [2]

2.2. A spin drier of a washing machine rotating at 600 r/min slows down to 200 r/min in
50 revolutions.
2.2.1 The angular displacement of the spin-drier is …
A 62,831 rads
B 314,159 rads
C 20,944 rads
D 188,496 rads [2]

2.1.2 The angular retardation is …

A -3200 rad/s2
B -0,889 rad/s2

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 C -11520000 rad/s2
D -5, 585 rad/s2 [2]
2.3 A machine has a torque of 550 Nm at its spindle. The diameter of the spindle is 0,64 m
and its rotational frequency is 180 r/min.
2.3.1 The magnitude of the load around the spindle is …
A 859, 375 N.
B 1718,75 N.
C 352 N.
D 176 N. [2]

2.3.2 The work done by the machine for 35 seconds is …

A 10,367 kJ.
B 362,854 kJ.
C 362853,952 kJ.
D 21771,237 kJ. [2]
[16]
QUESTION 3: DYNAMICS

3.1. A train starts from rest on the top of a 2% incline and runs 1 km down the incline under
the force due to gravity only. The resistance against motion is constant at 60 N/ton.
Calculate the velocity of the train at the foot of the incline after 1 km by making use of
the law of conservation of energy [5]

3.2. A train with a mass of 250 Mg is accelerated uniformly over a horizontal plane.
The resistance against motion is 8 N/Mg of the mass of the train and the tension in the tie
bar is 60 kN.

Calculate the following:

3.2.1. The acceleration of the train [3]
3.2.2. The force required to pull the train at a constant velocity [2]

3.3.A bucket of cement with a mass of 83 kg is hoisted up to a height of 34 m.

It accelerates uniformly at 1, 8 m/s 2. Determine the following:
3.3.1. The force needed to accelerate the bucket upwards [2]
3.3.2. The work done [2]
[14]

QUESTION 4: KINEMATICS

4. A soccer player kicks a ball at an angle of 40◦ to the horizontal.

The initial velocity of the ball is 35 m/s. the soccer ball travels the path of a projectile.
Calculate the following:
4.1. The time taken by the ball to reach the maximum height. [2]
4.2. The maximum height reached by the ball. [2]
4.3. The horizontal displacement of the ball. [2]
[6]

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ENGINEERING SCIENCE N4

FORMULA SHEET

Any applicable formula may also be used.

u + Fp
S= t a = R H .V . = = M . A.
2 Fh
s
V=  = DN AV = mgh = WD
t
 = u + at T = FR Q = mct

1 2
s = ut + at AV = T = WD l = lot
2

 2 = u 2 + 2as P = 2NT  = 2
u +
g = P = F  = 3
2
P1V1 P2V2
 = 2N P = T =
T1 T2

= Fa = ma PV = mRT
t
 2 + 1 x
= t E p = mgh =
2 l
1 
 2 = 1 + t Ek = mv 2 E=
2 
1 F F
 = 1t + t 2 P=  =
2 A A
Fl
 = R m =   vol E=
Ax
A1 y1  A2 y2 ...
 = 2n P = gh y=
A1  A2 ...

Wr D 2 1 y1   2 y2 ...
S = R = y=
Fp d 2 1   2 ...

22 − 12
= W . D . = P  V = A .V .
2

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