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1. The mass moment of inertia of a cylinder about its central axis perpendicular
to a circular cross section is.ss
A.
B.
C.
D.

Directly proportional to its radius

Independent of its radius
Directly proportional to its length
Independent of its length

2. The moment of inertia of any plane figure can be expressed in units of its
length to the
A.
B.
C.
D.

First Power
Second Power
Third Power
Fourth Power

3. The vector which represents the sum of a group of force vectors is called the
A.
B.
C.
D.

Magnitude
Resultant
Sum
Force Polygon

4. A large coil spring is elongated, within its elastic range, by one foot. Stored
energy in foot-pounds is nearest to: (k=10 lb/in)
A.
B.
C.
D.

10
40
60
80

5. An object is placed 3 feet from the center of a horizontally rotating platform.

The coefficient of friction is 0.30. The object will begin to slide off when the
platform speed is nearest to:
A.
B.
C.
D.

12 rpm
17rpm
22 rpm
26 rpm

6. Two barges, one weighing 10 tons, the other weighing 20 tons are connected
by a cable in quiet water. Initially the barges are at rest 100 feet apart. The
cable is reeled in until the barges are 50 feet apart. If the friction is
negligible, calculate the distance moved by the 10 ton barge.
A. 16.7 feet
B. 33.3 feet
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C. 22.4 feet
D. 42.5 feet
7. A 10-ton space craft orbits the earth at a mean altitude of 200 miles with a
mean tangential velocity of 17,000 mph. At what velocity will the craft orbit
the moon at the same elevation above the surface?
Diameter of the earth = 8,000 miles
Diameter of the moon = 2,000 miles
Mass of the earth = 5.4 x 1021 tons
Mass of the moon = 1/81 that of the earth
A.
B.
C.
D.

3530
4688
2526
5218

mph
mph
mph
mph

8. A projectile weighing 100 pounds strikes the concrete wall of a fort with an
impact velocity of 1,200 feet per second. The projectile comes to rest in 0.01
second, having penetrated the 8-foot thick wall to a distance of 6 feet. What
is the average force exerted on the wall by the projectile?
A.
B.
C.
D.

3.73
3.73
3.85
3.85

x
x
x
x

103
105
104
106

9. A 10 inch diameter pulley is belt driven with a net torque of 250 ft-lbs. The
ratio of tensions in the tight to slack sides of the belt is 4 to 1. What is the
maximum tension in the belt?
A.
B.
C.
D.

250 lbs
82 lbs
800 lbs
500 lbs

10.Two 3-lb weights are connected by a string hanging over a smooth,

frictionless peg. If a third weight of 3 lbs is added to one of the weights and
the system is released, by how much is the force on the peg increased?
A.
B.
C.
D.

4
8
2
8

lbs
lbs
lbs
lbs

11.A balloon is rising vertically at the rate of 55 feet per second. When the
balloon is 1000 feet above the surface of the earth and bullet is fired from it
downward at a 30 degrees angle with the velocity of the bullet as it strikes
the earth. Neglect air friction.
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A.
B.
C.
D.

933 ft/sec
533 ft/sec
1036 ft/sec
835 ft/sec

12.If the radius of the earth is approximately 4 times the radius of the moon, and
if the mass of the moon is 1/82 of that of the earth, calculate the weight of a
pound-mass on the surface of the moon.
A.
B.
C.
D.

0.287
0.095
0.386
0.195

lbf
lbf
lbf
lbf

13.A flywheel weighing 4,480 lbs has a radius of gyration of 3 feet. If there is a
driving torque of 600 lb-ft and a resisting torque of 250 lb-ft, find the time
required to increase its speed from 20 to 80 revolutions per minute.
A.
B.
C.
D.

34.5
16.5
18.5
22.5

seconds
seconds
seconds
seconds

14.A pendulum with a concentrated mass is suspended vertically inside a

stationary railroad freight car by means of a rigid weightless connecting rod.
If the connecting rod is pivoted where it attaches to the box car, compute the
angle that the rod makes with the vertical as a result of a constant horizontal
acceleration of 2 feet/sec2 of the box car.

A.
B.
C.
D.

4.56
3.55
2.44
2.24

degrees
degrees
degrees
degrees

15.A heavy brass plumb-bob suspended from a 38-inch cord was observed to
have a natural period of oscillation of about 2 seconds if pulled 24 inches to
one side and then allowed to swing freely. If an astronaut was to repeat this
experiment on the moon where the gravitational attraction is approximately
1/6th that of the earth, the observed period would be:
A.
B.
C.
D.

0.32 sec
0.82 sec
4.90 sec
12.00 sec

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16.Every 6 hr a small satellite orbits the earth, the apogee is triple the perigee.
Assume plane motion and has no effect of the other heavenly bodies. The
radius of the earth is approximately 20.91 x 10 6 ft, let g=32.17 fps2 and
remain constant. For the satellite find its maximum altitude.
A.
B.
C.
D.

1360
1249
1585
1456

mi
mi
mi
mi

17.Every 6 hrs a small satellite orbits the earth, the apogee is triple the perigee.
Assume plane motion and has no effect of the other heavenly bodies. The
radius of the earth is approximately 20.91 x 10 6 ft; let g=32.17 fps2 and
remain constant. For the satellite find its maximum velocity.
A.
B.
C.
D.

3650
8400
6300
5400

mph
mph
mph
mph

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