ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS.

1. Complete the base quantities in the Table 1 below.

(10 marks)
Table 1: SI basic unit
Base Quantity Symbol Base Unit Symbol
Length meter
Mass kilogram
Time second
Electric current ampere
Temperature kelvin

2. If an aero plane travels 8000 km at a constant speed in 12 h, calculate:

i. its speed in m/s
(4 marks)
ii. the number of km travelled in 20 minutes, and

(3 marks)
iii. the time taken to travel 100 km.
(3 marks)

Question 3 refers to Figure 1

Figure 1
3. Two tugboats are towing a cargo ship as shown. Tugboat A exerts a force of
15,000 N at a 30° angle while tugboat B exerts a force of 20,000 N at a 50°
angle. Determine the magnitude and direction of the resultant force acting on
the cargo ship.
(12 marks)
4. A boy on a bicycle drags Sheila has just arrived at the airport and is dragging
her suitcase to the luggage check-in desk. She pulls on the strap with a force
of 190 N at an angle of 35° to the horizontal to displace it 45 m to the desk.
Determine the work done by Sheila on the suitcase.
(3 marks)

5. A new conveyor system at the local packaging plan will utilize a motor-
powered mechanical arm to exert an average force of 890 N to push large
crates 12 meters in 22 seconds. Determine the power output required of such
a motor.
(6 marks)

Question 6 refers to Figure 2

Figure 2

6. The diagram shows 2 fishes in water. The density of the water is 1025 kg/m³.
The surface area of fish A is 300 cm² and the surface area of fish B is
2000cm². Find:

a. the pressure exerted by the water on fish A.

(3 marks)
b. the pressure exerted by the water on fish B.
(3 marks)
c. the force exerted by the water on fish A.
(3 marks)
d. the force exerted by the water on fish B.
(3 marks)
7. The resistance of a 2m length of wire is 650  . Determine:

(a) the resistance of a 15 m length of the same wire,

(b) the length of the same wire when the resistance is 2 k

(9 marks)