MID – TERM EXAMINATION IN DYNAMICS OF RIGID BODIES (PART 1)

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INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Put your cell phone inside your bag.
2. Place your bag below your chair.
3. Calculators and test papers are the only things on your desk.
4. Use your folder to cover your exam.
5. You are prohibited to talk to any of your classmate during the exam.
6. Undesirable behaviour during the exam will result to failure or deduction depending on the recommendation and
evaluation of the proctor. Any complain from the proctors will result to appropriate sanction that may lead to failure.
7. Shade the letter which correspond to your final answer.
8. Avoid writing the letter of your final answer in your questionnaire.
9. Encircling the letter of your answer in the questionnaire is not allowed.
10. USE PENCIL ONLY to mark your answer in the answer sheet.
11. Use clean erasers in case you desire to change your answer.
12. If your answer is none of the choices, support it with calculations.

1. During a test a rocket travels upward at 75 m/s, and when it is 40 m from the ground its engine fails. Determine the
maximum height reached by the rocket and its speed just before it hits the ground. While in motion the rocket is subjected
to a constant downward acceleration of 9.81 m/s2 due to gravity. Neglect the effect of air resistance. (FFB)

W. 327 m and 90.1 m/s X. 337 m and 90.1 m/s Y. 327 m and 80.1 m/s Z. 337 m and 80.1 m/s

A. 347 m and 100.1 m/s B. 357 m and 120.1 m/s C. 347 m and 120.1 m/s D. None of the choices

2. Traveling with an initial speed of 70 km/hr, a car accelerates at 6000 km/hr2 along a straight road. How long will it take
to reach a speed of 120 km/hr? Also, through what distance does the car travel during this time? (RM)

L. 30 s and 792 m M. 40 s and 782 m N. 50 s and 772 m O. 60 s and 762 m

P. 70 s and 752 m Q. 80 s and 742 m R. 90 s and 732 m S. None of the choices

3. Tests reveal that a normal driver takes about 0.75 seconds before he or she can react to a situation to avoid a collision.
It takes about 3 seconds for a driver having 0.1% alcohol in his system to do the same. If such drivers are traveling on a
straight road at 30 mph (44 ft/s) and their cars can decelerate at 2 ft/s2, determine the shortest stopping distance d in ft for
each (normal and drunk drivers) from the moment they see the pedestrians. Moral: If you must drink, please don’t drive!
(RM)

E. 467 and 516 F. 477 and 526 G. 487 and 536 H. 497 and 546

I. 507 and 606 J. 517 and 616 K.527 and 626 L. None of the choices

4. A sandbag is dropped from a balloon which is ascending vertically at a constant speed of 6 m/s .If the bag is released
with the same upward velocity of 6 m/s when t = 0 and hits the ground when t = 8, determine the speed of the bag as it
hits the ground and the altitude of the balloon at this instant. (FFB)

M. 266 and 63 N. 266 and 73 O. 276 and 83 P. 276 and 73

Q. 286 and 63 R. 286 and 83 S. 296 and 93 T. None of the choices

5. A ball A is thrown vertically upward from the top of a 30-m-high building with an initial velocity of 5 m/s. At the same
instant another ball B is thrown upward from the ground with an initial velocity of 20 m/s. Determine the height from the
ground and the time at which they pass. (FFB)

D. 70.4 m and 10 s E. 70.4 m and 5 s F. 40.4 m and 10 s G. 40.4 m and 5 s

H. 20.4 m and 2 s I. 20.4 m and 8 s J. 10.4 m and 2 s K. None of the choices

6. A sphere is fired downwards into a medium with an initial speed of 27 m/s. If it experiences a deceleration of a = -6t
m/s2 where t is in seconds, determine the distance travelled before it stops. (VA)

L. 50 M. 51 N. 52 O. 53

P. 54 Q. 55 R. 56 S. 57

7. Two rockets start from rest at the same elevation. Rocket A accelerates vertically at 20 m/s2 for 12 seconds and then
maintains a constant speed. Rocket B accelerates at 15 m/s2 until reaching a constant speed of 150 m/s. What is the
distance between the rockets when t = 20 s? (FFB)

T. 1.52 km U. 1.73 km V. 1.93 km W. 1.66 km

X. 1. 47 km Y. 1.69 km Z. 1.84 km A. None of the choices

8. The rectilinear motion of a particle is given by S = V2 – 9 where S is in m and V in m/s. When t = 0, S = 0, and V = 3
m/s. Determine the relation between a and t. (VA)

A. a = t 3/2 + 4 B. a = t/2 C. a = 3t2 + 5 D. a = 5t

E. a = t ½ F. a = t + 5 G. a = t + 2 H. None of the choices

9. A train travels two stations ½ mile apart in a minimum of 41 seconds. If the train accelerates and decelerates at 8 ft/s 2
starting from rest at the first station and coming to stop at the second station, what is the maximum speed in mile per hour
(mph)? (RM)

W. 40 X. 50 Y. 60 Z. 70

A. 80 B. 90 C. 100 D. None of the choices

10. A particle is moving along a straight line with an initial velocity of 6 m/s when it is subjected to a deceleration of
a = - 1.5V0.5 m/s2,where V is in m/s. Determine how far it travels in meters before it stops. How much time does this take
in seconds? (VA)

Q. 8.74 and 5.27 R. 6.97 and 8.36 S. 6.53 and 3.27 T. 5.39 and 2.67

U. 2.54 and 3.97 V. 10.67 and 9.67 W. 12.56 and 6.72 X. None of the choices

11. On a certain stretch track, trains run at 60 kph (kilometre per hour). How far back in feet of a stopped train should a
warning torpedo be placed to signal an oncoming train? Assume that the brakes are applied at once and retard the train at
the uniform rate of 2 ft per sec. (RM)

D. 654 E. 896 F. 984 G. 290

H. 127 I. 302 J. 486 I. None of the choices

12. A freight train travels at V = 60 (1 – e-t) ft/s where t is the elapsed time in seconds. Determine the distance (ft) travelled
in three seconds, and the acceleration (ft/s2) at this time. (VA)

U. 130 and 6 V. 142 and 12 W. 110 and 2 X. 123 and 3

Y. 145 and 7 Z. 164 and 8 A. 102 and 15 B. None of the choices