MATHEMATICS

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CE LICENSURE EXAMINATION PROBLEMS EQUILIBRIUM

PHYSICS
5. A 45 cm x 45 cm square plate ABCD of uniform thickness is
supported by three vertical strings. The first string is located at B,
TEMPERATURE the second is located 15 cm from A along side AD, and the third is
at the point midway of side CD. What percent of the load is carried
1. The temperature which the Fahrenheit and Centigrade readings by the first and second supports? (M01 M 27)
will have the same value: (M94 M 3) a. 40 % c. 50 %
a. -20 c. 32 b. 60 % d. 30 %
b. 30 d. -40

BUOYANCY
CENTROID OF PLANE AREA
6. A solid steel ball of radius 3 cm is immersed in a cylindrical tank
2. A small square 5 m by 5 m is cut out of one corner of a rectangular containing water to a depth of 10 cm. If the water in the tank rises
cardboard 20 cm wide by 30 cm long. How far, in cm, from the 2.25 cm, what is the diameter of the tank? (N01 M 24)
uncut longer side is the centroid of the remaining area? (M97 M a. 8 cm c. 9 cm
18) b. 4 cm d. 12 cm
a. 9.56 c. 9.35
b. 9.67 d. 9.48 7. A solid spherical steel ball 20 cm in diameter is placed into a tall
vertical cylinder containing water, causing the water level to rise
by 10 cm. What is the radius of the cylinder? (N02 M 8)
VECTOR a. 12.14 cm c. 10.28 cm
b. 9.08 cm d. 11.55 cm
3. What is the magnitude of the space vector 5i + 4j + 9k? (N00 M
30)
a. 18.078 c. 12.544 RECTILINEAR TRANSLATION
b. 15.125 d. 11.045
8. Cars A and B are traveling in the same direction at the same speed
4. The magnitude of the vector F = 2i + 6j – 8k is: (N03 M 1) of 70 kph along a level road with car A 150 m ahead of car B. Car
a. 9.1 c. 12.5 A decelerates at the rate of 2 m/s2. From this instant up to the time
b. 13.6 d. 10.2 B overtakes A, how far has B traveled? (N94 M 20)
a. 248.08 m c. 238.08 m
b. 268.08 m d. 258.08 m

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9. Cars A and B are traveling in the same direction at the same speed 15. A truck travels from point M northward for 30 min then eastward
of 70 kph along a level road with car A 150 m ahead of car B. Car for one hour, then shifted N30W. If the constant speed is 40 kph,
A decelerates at the rate of 2 m/s2. From this instant up to the time how far directly from M, in km, will it be after 2 hours? (N98 M 3)
B overtakes A, how far has A traveled? (M95 M 17) a. 43.5 c. 47.8
a. 88.08 m c. 98.08 m b. 45.2 d. 41.6
b. 108.08 m d. 78.08 m
16. A car was traveling at a speed of 50 mph. The driver saw a
10. From a speed of 20 mph, a train accelerated at a rate of 0.395 m/s2. roadblock 80 m ahead and stepped on the brake causing the car to
How many seconds will it take the train to travel 1 km during the decelerate uniformly at 10 m/s2. Find the distance from the
acceleration? (N95 M 1) roadblock to the point where the car stopped. Assume perception-
a. 55.8 s c. 52.1 s reaction time is 2 seconds. (N98 M 16)
b. 57.6 s d. 59.3 s a. 12.48 m c. 10.28 m
b. 6.25 m d. 8.63 m
11. From a speed of 75 kph, a car decelerates at the rate of 500 m/min2
along a straight path. How far in meters will it travel in 45 sec? 17. A car moving at 36 m/s decelerate uniformly at 450 m/min/sec.
(M96 M 14) How far has the car move when its velocity is 30 m/s? (N99 M 28)
a. 795 c. 797 a. 32.5 m c. 68.7 m
b. 791 d. 793 b. 14.7 m d. 26.4 m

12. A train upon passing point A at a speed of 72 kph accelerates at 18. The driver of a car traveling at a certain speed suddenly sees an
0.75 m/s2 for one minute along a straight path then decelerates at obstruction ahead and traveled a distance of 72 m during the
1.0 m/s2. How far in km from point A will it be 2 minutes after perception-reaction time of 2.5 seconds. Determine the car’s speed
passing point A? (N96 M 20) of approach in kph. (M00 M 27)
a. 4.95 c. 4.75 a. 85.6 c. 103.7
b. 4.85 d. 4.65 b. 96.3 d. 124.3

13. From a speed of 30 kph at point A, a car accelerated uniformly. 19. A car is traveling at a uniform speed of 80 kph. The driver saw a
After 18 minutes it reached point B, 21 km from A. Find the roadblock x meters ahead and stepped on the brake causing the car
acceleration in m/s2. (N97 M 20) to decelerate uniformly at 10 m/s2. The distance from the roadblock
a. 0.0804 c. 0.0633 to the point where the car stopped is 12 m. Find x if the perception-
b. 0.0206 d. 0.0467 reaction time is 3 seconds. (N01 M 7)
a. 123.32 m c. 103.36 m
14. A train running at 60 kph decelerated at 2 m/min2 for 14 minutes. b. 95.43 m d. 87.65 m
Find the distance traveled, in km, within this period. (M98 M 29)
a. 12.2 c. 13.8 20. A car driver traveling at a speed of 65 mph approached a hazard
b. 13.2 d. 12.8 and traveled 72.2 m during the perception-reaction time. What was
the driver’s PIEV (perception, identification, emotion, and
volition) time in seconds? (M03 M 25)
a. 2.3 c. 2.5
b. 2.1 d. 2.7
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PROJECTILE MOTION RECTILINEAR MOTION WITH VARIABLE ACCELERATION

21. A projectile is fired with a muzzle velocity of 300 m/s from a gun 26. A body starting from point A is given an acceleration which
aimed upward at an angle of 20 with the horizontal, from the top uniformly increases from zero at A to 1.8 m/s2 at B in 4 seconds.
of a building 30 m high above the level ground. With what velocity The initial velocity at A is 3 m/s. Find the distance traveled at the
will it hit the ground, in m/s? (M95 M 18) end of 4 seconds. (N02 M 19)
a. 300.96 c. 320.96 a. 16.8 m c. 16.2 m
b. 310.96 d. 330.96 b. 16.5 m d. 17.1 m

22. A projectile is fired 20 m above the level plane and reaches a

horizontal distance of 60 m on that level plane. What is the initial CURVILINEAR TRANSLATION
velocity of the projectile if it is fired 30 with the horizontal? (N95
M 25) 27. A pulley that is rotating at 36 rev/s is decelerated at 12 rad/s2 until
a. 20.76 m/s c. 18.78 m/s it stops. How many complete revolutions does it make within this
b. 19.446 m/s d. 22.47 m/s period? (M95 M 16)
a. 339 c. 337
23. A ball is thrown from a tower 30 m high above the ground with a b. 335 d. 333
velocity of 300 m/s directed at 20 from the horizontal. How long
will the ball hit the ground? (N96 M 22) 28. Using a constant angular acceleration, a water turbine is brought to
a. 24.2 s c. 23.2 s its normal operating speed of 180 rev/min in 6 minutes. How many
b. 21.2 s d. 22.2 s complete revolutions did the turbine make in coming to normal
speed? (N97 M 16)
24. A stone is projected from the ground with a velocity of 15 m/s at an a. 560 c. 540
angle of 30 with the horizontal ground. How high in meters will it b. 530 d. 550
rise? Use g = 9.81 m/s2. (M97 M 21)
a. 4.86 c. 5.86 29. A horizontal platform with a diameter of 6 m revolves about its
b. 3.86 d. 2.86 center at 20 rpm. Find the tangential speed, in m/s, of a point at the
edge of the platform. (M98 M 1)
25. A projectile is fired at an angle of 20 with the horizontal at the top a. 6.34 c. 6.46
of a 30 m high building. The muzzle velocity is 300 m/s. What is b. 6.28 d. 6.12
the total time of flight? (M00 M 9)
a. 32.6 s c. 21.2 s 30. A flywheel rotating at 40 rad/sec is accelerated uniformly at 10
b. 25.7 s d. 18.5 s rad/s2. Find its angular velocity after 70 revolutions. (M99 M 25)
a. 102 rad/s c. 142 rad/s
b. 76 rad/s d. 52 rad/s

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KINETICS OF CURVILINEAR TRANSLATION

31. A vertical bar of length L with a mass of 40 kg is rotated vertically

about its one end at 40 rpm. Find the length of the bar if it makes
an angle of 45 with the vertical. (M99 M 27)
a. 1.58 m c. 3.26 m
b. 2.38 m d. 1.86 m

32. A circular platform of radius 2 m is revolved about its center at the

rate of 8 rpm. What is the normal acceleration at the edge of the
platform, in m/s2? (N01 M 25)
a. 1.532 c. 1.404
b. 1.231 d. 1.167

33. A horizontal platform with radius of 2.5 m rotates about its center
at a constant angular speed of 10 rad/min. The normal acceleration
at the edge of the platform is: (N03 M 26)
a. 0.069 m/s2 c. 0.085 m/s2
2
b. 0.032 m/s d. 0.049 m/s2

ESCAPE VELOCITY

34. The radius of the moon is 1,080 miles. The gravitational

acceleration at the moon’s surface is 0.165 times the gravitational
acceleration at the earth’s surface. What is the velocity of escape
from the moon in mi/s2? (M96 M 11)
a. 2.38 c. 3.52
b. 1.47 d. 4.26

35. The radius of the earth is 3,960 mi. The gravitational acceleration
at the earth’s surface is 32.16 ft/s2. What is the velocity of escape
from the earth in mi/s? (M98 M 22)
a. 6.94 c. 7.83
b. 8.62 d. 9.36

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