1. Given: A= 3i-4j+5k; B= 2i+3j-6k; C= -4i+7j-3k, determine (A X B) • C 9.

“Two forces acting on a particle may be replaced by a single force

a. 103 c. 109 called resultant which can be obtained by drawing diagonal of
b. 106 d. 111 parallelogram, which has the sides equal to the given forces”. This
statement is known as
2. Three ropes are tied to a small metal ring. At the end of each rope a. Pappus Proposition
three students are pulling, each trying to move the ring in their b. Principle of Transmissibility
decision. Student A is pulling with 30 lbf at 37° with the horizontal at c. Parallelogram Law
the right while student B has 50 lbf at 45° with the horizontal on the d. Varignon’s Theorem
left side. Student C is also on the left side at -60° with the horizontal
and has a force of 80 lb. Find the net force on the ring due to the Situation 1. A 300-lb box is held at rest on a smooth plane by a force
three applied forces. P inclined at an angle 45° with the 30° inclined plane.
a. 54 lbf c. 59 lbf
10. Determine the value of P.
b. 64 lbf d. 60 lbf
a. 424 lbs c. 212 lbs
b. 322 lbs d. 432 lbs
3. What is the magnitude of the resultant force of the three forces:
86.6N @ 30°, 70.7N @135° and 68.3 @ -90°? 11. What is the normal pressure N exerted by the plane?
a. 35.35N c. 46.46N a. 410 lbs c. 350 lbs
b. 53.53N d. 64.64N b. 390 lbs d. 430 lbs

4. Given the set of concurrent forces passing through the origin: Situation 2. A 2225 N block is in contact with a 45° incline. The
300N through (3, -4, 6), 400N through (-2, 4, -5), and 200N through coefficient of static friction is 0.25. Compute the value of the
(-4, 5, -3), determine the magnitude of the resultant force. horizontal force P necessary to:
a. 295 N c. 299 N
b. 297 N d. 301 N 12. Just start the block up the incline
a. 4000.54 N c. 3708.33 N
5. Determine the values of α and θ so that the following concurrent b. 2708.33 N d. 3000.45 N
forces will be in equilibrium: 40 kN at the positive x-axis, 20 kN 13. Just prevent the motion down the incline
located at the second quadrant at an angle α from the x-axis, and 30 a. 3315 N c. 1335 N
kN found at the third quadrant at θ degrees from the x-axis. b. 5331 N d. 3135 N
a. α=28.96°, θ=46.57° 14. If P = 1780 N, what is the amount and direction of the friction
b. α=46.57°, θ=28.96° force?
c. α=30.00°, θ=45.00° a. 413.66 N, upward c. 314.66 N, downward
d. α=45.67°, θ=34.57° b. 413.66 N, downward d. 314.66 N, upward

6. Two forces P and Q pass through a point A which 4 m to the right 15. A 60 kN block rests in a horizontal surface is connected by a
of and 3m above a moment center O. Force P is 890 N directed up pulley to a 40 kN block which is 45° inclined. The 40 kN block is then
to the right at 30° with the horizontal and force Q is 445 N directed connected by pulley to a hanging W block. What weight W is
up to the left at 60° with the horizontal. Determine the moment of necessary to start the system of block moving to the right? The
the resultant of the two forces with respect to O. coefficient of friction 0.10 and the pulleys are assumed to be
a. 1676.74 N-m counterclockwise frictionless.
b. 1676.74 N-m clockwise a. 29.12 kN c. 15. 22 kN
c. 1899.34 N-m counterclockwise b. 37.11 kN d. 73.11 kN
d. 1899.34 N-m clockwise
16. When a block is place on an inclined plane, its steepest
7. A cable and boom support a load of 600 lb. The cable makes 60° inclination to which the block will be in equilibrium is called
angle while the boom makes a 45° angle, respectively with the wall. a. angle of friction c. angle of normal
Determine the tensile force T in the cable and the compressive force b. angle of reaction d. angle of repose
of C in the boom.
a. T = 439 lb; C = 538 lb 17. What is the minimum horizontal force P, acting on the center, is
b. T = 538 lb; C = 439 lb necessary to push the 1000 lb, 10” radius roller over a 5” blocked-
c. T = 663 lb; C = 455 lb shaped obstruction assuming the roller is smooth.
d. T = 895 lb; C = 299 lb a. 1733 lb c. 1434 lb
b. 2000 lb d. 3000 lb
8. To close a gate valve it is necessary to exert two forces of 60 lb at
opposite sides of a handwheel 3 ft in diameter. Through an accident
Situation 3. A simply supported beam 6 m in length carries a
the wheel is broken and the valve must be closed by thrusting bar
uniformly varying load including its own weight of 100 kg/m at the
through a slot in the valve stem and exerting a force 4 ft out from
left end to 400 kg/m at the right end.
the center. Determine the force required.
a. 89 lb c. 98 lb 18. Find the reaction at the right support.
b. 54 lb d. 45 lb a. 7350 N c. 8820 N
b. 5880 N d. 10290 N
19. Calculate the magnitude and position of the resultant load.
a. R=14715 N; d=3.6m from left support
b. R=17514 N; d=4.0m from left support
c. R=15714 N; d=3.0m from left support
d. R=11574 N; d=4.5m from left support
20. A simply supported beam measuring 7.5 m carries three kinds of Situation 5. A ball is dropped from a top of a tower 24.38 m high at
load: A point load of 12 kN from 1.5 m of the left end immediately the same instant that a second ball is thrown upward from the
followed by a uniform load of 6 kN/m spanning 3m from the point ground with an initial velocity of 12.19 m/s.
load as another varying load followed it measuring 3m (from 0 to 15
kN/m). What is the reaction at the left support? 32. When and where do they pass?
a. 23.4 kN c. 43.2 kN a. 23.62 m from the top c. 15.55 m from the top
b. 32.4 kN d. 24.3 kN b. 19.62 m from the top d. 14.65 m from the top
33. What is the relative velocity?
Situation 4. A truss described as: Bar (B-D) parallel to bar (A-C-E) is a. 12.19 m/s c. 19.4 m/s
connected by sloping/diagonal bars each measuring 10 meters with b. 14.20 m/s d. 20.54 m/s
angle of 60° forming a series of equilateral triangles. The given
forces acting to B, C, and D are 2000 N, 5000 N and 6000 N 34. A baseball is thrown from a horizontal plane following a
respectively. Find: parabolic path with an initial velocity of 100 m/s at an angle of 30°
above the horizontal. How far from the throwing point will the ball
21. Force in bar BD: attain its original level?
a. 5619 N c. 5961 N a. 899 m c. 883 m
b. 5196 N d. 6591 N b. 874 m d. 880 m
22. Force in bar CD:
a. 1732 N c. 1237 N Situation 6. A bullet is fired at an initial velocity of 150 m/s and an
b. 1327 N d. 1346 N angle of 56° at the top of a 120 m tall building. Neglecting air
23. Force in bar CE: resistance, determine the following:
a. 5003 N c. 4550 N
b. 3400 N d. 4330 N 35. The maximum height above the level ground that can be
reached by the bullet:
24. What method of determining the bar force of a truss if only few a. 1002.54 m c. 908.24 m
members are required? b. 788.24 m d. 506.34 m
a. Method of Joints c. Maxwell’s diagram 36. The time for the bullet to hit the ground
b. Method of Sections d. Method of Superposition a. 26.30 sec c. 12.34 sec
b. 37.46 sec d. 56.22 sec
25. This method uses the free body diagram of joints in the structure 37. The velocity with which the bullet will hit the ground
to determine the forces in each member. a. 219.43 m/s c.124.65 m/s
a. method of joints c. zero force member b. 432.22 m/s d.157.66 m/s
b. method of sections d. method of members
38. To maximize the horizontal range of the projectile, which of the
26. This method uses free body diagrams of sections of the truss to following applies?
obtain unknown forces. a. maximize the angle of elevation
a. method of joints c. zero force member b. maximize the velocity
b. method of sections d. method of members c. maximize the angle of elevation and velocity
d. tangent function of the angle of trajectory must be
27. Some members in the truss which does not carry a load: equal to 1
a. curved members c. zero force members
b. redundant members d. imposed members 39. “The sum of individual moments about a point caused by
multiple concurrent forces is equal to the moment of the resultant
28. Center of gravity for a two dimensional body is the point at force about the same point”. This statement is known as
which the entire _____ acts regardless of the orientation of the a. Pappus Proposition
body. b. D’ Alembert’s principle
a. mass c. mass or weight c. Varignon’s Theorem
b. weight d. volume d. Newton’s method

29. The dimensions of the inverted T-section are 8” by 1” in the 40. “The condition of equilibrium or motion of a rigid body remains
vertical part and 6” by 1” in the horizontal part. How far is the unchanged if a force acting at a given point of the rigid body is
centroid of the area above the base? replaced by a force of same magnitude and direction, but acting at a
a. 6.14 in c. 5.61 in different point provided that the two forces have the same line of
b. 3.07 in d. 4.84 in action”. This statement is known as
a. Pappus Proposition
30. With the similar inverted T-section mentioned in the previous b. Principle of Transmissibility
problem, to what value should the 6” width of the flange be c. Parallelogram Law
changed so that the centroid of the area is 2.5 in above the base? d. Varignon’s Theorem
a. 10 in c. 9.5 in
b. 7 in d. 8.6 in

31. Determine the coordinates of the centroid of the area of an

inverted right triangle with a height of 9” topped with a semi-circle
of radius 3” with respect to x-y axes.
a. x = 3.24 y = 6.47 c. x = 4.32 y = 4.76
b. x = 2.34 y = 7.46 d. x = 3.33 y = 6.64