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ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
FINAL EXAMINATION
PHYSICS FOR ENGINEERS
(Calculus Based)
2ND SEM. A.Y. 2020-2021

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE:
Encircle the letter of the correct answer.
1. It is the understanding of how everything works, from nuclear reactors to nerve
cells to spaceships.
a. Thermodynamics c. Physics
b. Mechanics d. Calculus

2. 1 Liter is equivalent to how many cubic feet?

a. 0.003531 ft3 c. 0.035331 ft3
b. 0.035311 ft 3 d. 0.03531 ft3

3. It is a rough educated guess at the value of a physical quantity based on prior

experience and sound physical reasoning.
a. Accuracy c. Evaluation
b. Estimates d. Displacement

4. When a net force acts on an object, the object will accelerate, this law is
called_____________.
a. Law of acceleration c. Law of forces
b. Law of inertia d. Law of action and reaction

5. It is a Newton’s law which an object at rest tends to remain at rest; an object in

motion tends to remain in motion at constant speed along a straight-line path.
a. Law of acceleration c. Law of forces
b. Law of inertia d. Law of action and reaction

6. Whenever one objects exerts a force on a second object, the second object exerts
an equal and opposite force on the first, this law is called _____________.
a. Law of acceleration c. Law of forces
b. Law of inertia d. Law of action and reaction

7. It is a force that exerts when two surfaces are in contact.

a. Friction c. Tension
b. Non-contact Forces d. Spring Forces

8. It is the magnitude of Velocity.

a. Acceleration c. Speed
b. Instantaneous Velocity d. Displacement

9. The rate at which velocity is changing is measured by _______________.

a. Acceleration c. Speed
b. Instantaneous Velocity d. Displacement

10. The component of the acceleration vector that is parallel or anti-parallel to v is

called the _____________________.
a. Instantaneous Velocity c. Tangential Acceleration
b. Velocity d. Displacement

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III. PROBLEM SOLVING:
Solve the following problems and write your answers on the space provided. Show
your complete solutions. Encircle and round off your final answers into two (2)
decimal points.
11-15. A person is 6ft. 3in. tall. Express the height in meters.

16-20. A motorist drives for 3 hrs. at 150 km/hr., 3 hrs. at 120 km/hr. and for 3 hrs.
at 90 km/hr. What is the average speed of the motorist?

21-25. A sliding door weighs 148.6 kg with a force of 48kg applied horizontally. The
door hangs from two frictionless rollers. What is the acceleration of the door in m/s 2?

26-30. The track of a cosmic ray particle in a photographic emulsion is found

empirically to be described by the expression r = (3t3 - 6t)i + (5 - 8t4)j. Determine the
velocity and acceleration.

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31-40. A jet liner lands at a speed of 450 km/hr. While braking, it has an acceleration
of -6 m/s2.
(a) How long does it take to come to a stop? (in seconds)
(b) What is the minimum length of the landing strip under these conditions? (in
meters)

41-45. Find the force that causes a 10 KN block to slide at a plane inclined 30 from
the horizontal. (Assume that the friction is negligible.)

46-50. A movie stunt man wishes to drop from a freeway overpass and land on the
roof of a speeding truck passing beneath him. The distance he will fall from rest to the
roof of the truck is 12 m, and the truck is moving 80 km/h. What horizontal distance
away should the truck be when the stunt man jumps?

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