UNIVERSITY OF CEBU-MAIN CAMPUS

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

MATHEMATICS AND ENGG SCIENCES

PART 2

1. A father tells his son, ‘’I was your age now when you were born’. If the father is now 38 years old, how old was his son2
years ago?

A.15 B. 17 C. 19 D. 21

2. Mike, Loui & Joy can now mow the lawn in 4, 6, 7 hours respectively. What fraction of the yard can they mow in 1 hour if
they work together?
A.47/84 B. 45/84 C. 84/47 D. 39/60

3. It states that “ the acceleration of a particular body is directly proportional to the resultant force acting on it and inversely
proportional to its mass’’
A.Newton’s Law B.Force C. Work D. Acceleration

4. What is the moment of inertia of a circle of radius 7 meters with respect to its tangent?
A.9.248 m 4 B.9.824 m 4 C.9.842 m 4 D.9.428 m 4

5. Branch of physical sciences that treats of various phenomena of energy and the related properties of matter, especially of
the laws of transformation of heat into other forms of energy and vice versa.
A.Thermodynamics B.Strength of materials C. Physics D. None of the above

6. A solid 0.5in-diameter steel hanger rod is used to hold up one end of walkway support beam. The force carried by the rod
is 5000lb. Determine the normal stress in the rod. Disregard the weight of the rod.
A.5k psi B. 10k psi C. 20k psi D. 25.5k psi

7. The center of gravity of a sliding door weighing 150kg is 3 meters below the rails. The door hangs from two frictionless
rollers A & B. A horizontal force of 50kg is applied horizontally. Find the acceleration of the door.
A.4.56 m/sec 2 A.3.27 m/sec 2 A.2.45 m/sec 2 A.1.23 m/sec 2
8. Property of substance which remains constant if no heat enters or leaves the substance, while it does work or alters its
volume, but which increases or diminishes should a small amount of heat enter or leave.
A.Enthalpy B.Entropy C. Specific heat D. Ideal gas

9. Determine the torque on a bolt, if you are pulling with a force of 200N directed perpendicular to wrench of length 20 cm?
A.10Nm B. 20Nm C. 40Nm D. 80Nm

10. What is the probability that the total of two dice will be greater than 8, given that the first die is 6?
A.3/4 B. 2/3 C. 1/3 D. 3/5

11. A man weighing 73kg is standing on a board inclined at 20 degrees. Fin the force perpendicular to the board.
A.69.6kg B. 67.6kg C. 65.6kg D. 68.6kg

12. An emf source of 6.0V is connected to a purely resistive lamp and current 2.0 amperes flows. All the wires are resistance-
free. What is the resistance of the lamp?
A.6.0 ohms B.0 ohms C. 2.0 ohms D.3.0 ohms
13.A man walks a certain distance at the rate of 6km/hr and the return s at the returns at the rate of 4kph. If the total time
that it takes him is 4 hrs and 30 mins. Determine the total distance he travelled.
A.21.6 km B.26.9 km C. 6.6km D.6.86km

14. A pharmacist has to fill prescription calling for 5 ounces of a 12% argyrols solution. She has 5 ounces of a 15% solution
and 5 ounces of a 5% solution. If she starts with the 5 ounces of 15%, how much must she draw off and replace with 5% in
order to fill to fill prescription.
A.1.5 ounces B.1.0 ounces C. 1.15 ounces D.1.75 ounces

15. A gardener has 25 kilos of a mixture of fertilizer and weed killer. If a kilo of the mixture is replaced by a weed killer, the
result is a mixture that is 10% weed killer. What percent of the original mixture was the weed killer?
A.6.0% B.6.75% C. 6.25% D.7.25%