Seat No.

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Republic of the Philippines
PROFESSIONAL REGULATION COMMISION
Manila

BOARD OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

M. E. Licensure Examination
Tuesday, May 2010 08:00 a.m - 04:00 p.m.
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MATHEMATICS SET A

INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions. Mark only one
answer for each item by marking the box corresponding to the letter of your choice to the answer
sheet provided. STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED. Use pencil No. 1 only

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. A box is pushed along the floor with a force of 40lbs with an angle of 30 degrees along the
horizontal. Using a scale of 1 in = 10 lbs. Find the horizontal and vertical components of the
force by graphical method.
A. Fx = 34.6 lbs. & Fy = 34.6 lbs C. Fx = 36 lbs. & Fy = 36 lbs
B. . Fx = 34.6 lbs. & Fy = 37.6 lbs D. Fx = 32.6 lbs. & Fy = 34.6 lbs

2. A with a length of 10 units makes an angle of 30 degrees with B with the length of 6 units.
Find the value of the difference A–B by parallelogram method.
A. 4 units C. 6.25 units
B. 4.34 units D. 5.66 units

3. A projectile with muzzle velocity of 550 m/sec is fired from a gun on a top of a cliff 450 m
above sea level. If the projectile hits the water surface 50 sec after being fired. Determine
the horizontal range of the projectile.
A. 24.858 km C. 23.933 km
B. 28.433 km D. 25.533 km

4. On a normal day, the speed limit of a hi-way curve is 40 mph. If the curve has a radius of
575 ft, at what speed will skidding impend if the coefficient of friction between tires and
roadway is 0.20?
A. 62.55 mph C. 71.15 mph
B. 64.93 mph D. 58.75 mph

5. What is the stress in an 8-inch round x 16-inch high concrete cylinder (E = 2.5 x10 6 lbf/in2)
when the unit deformation is 0.0012 inch?
A. 3000 lbf/In2(psi) C. 5000 lbf/In2(psi)
B. 4000 lbf/In (psi)
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D. 8100 lbf/In2(psi)

6. What is the minimum diameter of a solid steel shaft that will not twist through more than 3
deg. In a 6-meter length when subjected to a torque of 14 kN-m? Use G = 83 GPa.
 A. 2.181 mm C. 0.118 m
B. 3.27 cm D. 7.912 in

7. A cylindrical water tank is 5 m in diameter and 10 m high. If the tank is to be completely

filled, determine the minimum thickness of the tank plating if the stress is limited to 44 MPa.
A. 2.25 mm C. 5.57 mm
B. 3.25 mm D. 4.57 mm