ECE Integ Supplementary Compilation
ECE Integ Supplementary Compilation
SUP-1A
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5. The arithmetic mean of 80 numbers is 55. If two numbers namely 250 and 850
are removed, what is the arithmetic mean of the remaining numbers?
a. 42.31
b. 57.12
c. 50
d. 38.62
SUP-1B
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1. Mary is 24 years old. Mary is twice as old as Ana was when Mary was as old as
Ana is now. How old is Ana?
a. 16
b. 18
c. 19
d. 20
2. The sum of the parent’s age is twice the sum of their children’s ages. Five years
ago, the sum of the parent’s ages is four times the sum of their children’s ages.
In fifteen years, the sum of the parent’s ages will be equal to the sum of their
children’s ages. How many children were in the family?
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5
10. An engineer was told that a survey had been made on a certain rectangular field
but the dimensions had been 100 ft longer and 25 ft narrower, the area would
have been increased by 2500 sq ft, and that if it had been 100 ft shorter and 50
SUP-1C
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1. If the sum of the first 13 terms of two arithmetic progressions are in the ratio 7:3,
find the ratio of their corresponding 7th term.
a. 3:7
b. 1:3
c. 7:3
d. 6:7
2. The 1st, 4th, and 8th terms of an A.P. are themselves geometric progression. What
is the common ration of the geometric progression.
a. 4/3
b. 5/3
c. 2
d. 7/3
SUP-2A
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3. Triangle ABC has sides a, b and c. If a = 75 m, b = 100 m and the angle opposite side a is 32°, find the
angle opposite side c.
sin 𝐴 sin 𝐵 sin 32 sin 𝐵 100 sin 32
= → = → 𝐵 = sin−1 ( ) = 450
𝑎 𝑏 75 100 75
𝑠𝑢𝑚 𝑜𝑓 𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒 = 1800 = 𝐴 + 𝐵 + 𝐶 = 320 + 450 + 𝐶
𝐶 = 180 − 32 − 45 = 1030
SUP-2B
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1. Within what limits between 0 degrees and 360 degrees must the angle θ lie if cos θ = -2/5 ?
𝑥
cos 𝜃 = 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑒 𝑛𝑒𝑔𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒, 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑥 − 𝑐𝑜𝑜𝑟𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑚𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑏𝑒 𝑛𝑒𝑔𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒
𝑟
The x-coordinate is negative at quadrants II and III, which are ranging between 900 and 2700-
10. If sin A = -7/25 where 180° < A < 270°, find tan(A/2).
𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑒 1800 < 𝐴 < 2700 , 𝑖𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑙𝑜𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑟𝑑 𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑑𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑦 𝑖𝑠 𝑛𝑒𝑔𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒
𝑦 7
sin 𝐴 = 𝑛𝑒𝑔𝑙𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑠𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑛𝑒𝑔𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑦 𝐴 = sin−1 = 16.260
𝑟 25
𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑣𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑤 𝑡ℎ𝑒 − 𝑥 − 𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑠. 𝑇𝑜 𝑔𝑒𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒, 𝐴 = 180 + 16.26 = 196.260
𝐴 196.26
tan = = −7
2 2
SUP-2C
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2. A pole stands on a plane which makes an angle of 15° with the horizontal. A wire from the top of the
pole is anchored on a point 8 m from the foot of the pole. If the angle between the wire and the plane
is 30 degrees, find the length of the wire.
𝑙𝑒𝑡 ℎ = 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡ℎ 𝑡𝑜 𝑡𝑖𝑝 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑣𝑜𝑙𝑐𝑎𝑛𝑜 ; 𝑟 = 𝑟𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑢𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡ℎ; 𝑦 = 𝑓𝑎𝑟𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒
𝑦 = √ℎ2 − 𝑟 2 = √(6370 + 2.4)2 − 63702 = 174.8 𝑘𝑚
4. A bicycle race follows a triangular course. The 3 legs of the race are in order, 2.3 km, 5.9 km, and 6.2
km. Find the angle between the starting leg and the finishing leg, to the nearest degree.
5. The sides of a triangular lot are 130 m, 180 m, and 190 m. The lot is to be divided by a line bisecting
the longest side and drawn from the opposite vertex. Find the length of the line.
6. A 3.0-m ladder leans against a wall and makes an angle with the wall of 28°. What is the height above
the ground where the ladder makes contact with the wall?
𝑦
cos 280 = → 𝑦 = 3.0 cos 280 = 2.65 𝑚
3.0
8. Find the side opposite the given angle for a spherical triangle having a = 45°, c = 30°, B = 120°
9. Solve the remaining side of the spherical triangle whose given parts are A = B = 80° and a = b = 89°.
SUP-3A
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1. Given the line 2x – 3y = 9 and the point (4, -1), find the equation of the line through the point that is
perpendicular to the given line.
2. Find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of the line segment joining A(-3,4) and B(2, -1).
3. Let’s A = [3, 2, 0], B = [1, -2, 4] and C = [1, 1, 1] be 3 points in space. Calculate the coordinates of the
centroid of △ABC (the intersection of the medians).
4. A line passes through (-3, 9) and (4, 4). Another line passes through (9, -1) and (4, -8). What is the
angle between the two lines?
8. Find the distance from the point (−3,7) to the line y = (6/5)x + 2.
9. Find the distance between the points (3, −4) and (5, 7).
SUP-3B
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SUP-3C
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1. Given an ellipse with vertices at (2,4),(13,4) and focus at (4,4). What is its equation?
4. Find the equation of the ellipse which has a minor axis of length 8 and a vertex at (0,-5).
10. Identify the conic section represented by the equation x2 + 4xy – 2y2 – 6 = 0
𝐴 = 1 𝐵 = 4 𝐶 = −2
𝐵 − 4𝐴𝐶 = (4)2 − 4(1)(−2) = 24 > 0
2
ℎ𝑦𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑏𝑜𝑙𝑎
SUP-4A
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1. 150 posts are used in fencing a lawn. Each post is built in the form of frustum of a pyramid
surmounted by a pyramid whose lower base is common with the upper base of the frustum.
The height of the pyramidal top is 2 in. and the common base is square 4 in. on an edge.
The lower base of the frustum has an edge of 6 in. If the overall height of each is 6 ft, how
much concrete (ft3) will be used in making one post only?
a. 123/216
b. 223/216
c. 323/316
d. 423/416
2. What is the area in sq. m. of the zone of a spherical segment having a volume of 1470.265
cu. m if the diameter of the sphere is 30 m?
a. 465.5 m2
b. 565.5 m2
c. 665.5 m2
d. 656.5 m2
10. In a portion of an electrical railway cutting, the areas of cross section taken every 50 m are
2556, 2619, 2700, 2610 and 2484 sq.m. Find its volume.
a. 522,600 m3
b. 520,500 m3
c. 540,600 m3
d. 534,200 m3
SUP-4B
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1. Find the total area of the largest cube of the largest cube of wood that can be cut from log of
circular cross section whose radius is 12.7 inches.
a. 12.441 ft2
b. 11.441 ft2
c. 13.441 ft2
d. 14.441 ft2
2. Find the area of the triangle whose vertex is at the midpoint of an upper edge of a cube of edge
a and whose base coincides with the diagonally opposite edge of the cube.
a. ½ √3 a2
b. √2 a2
c. ½ √2 a2
3. One cube has a face equivalent to the total area of another cube. Find the ratio of their volumes.
a. √6/6
b. √6/36
c. √6/9
d. √6/3
5. How many cubic yard of material are needed or the foundation of barn 40 by 80 ft., if the
foundation is 2 ft thick and 12 ft high.
a. 206.22 yd3
b. 106.22 yd3
c. 56.22 yd3
d. 256.22 yd3
8. In the figure is shown rectangular parallelepiped whose dimensions are 2,4,6. Points A, B, C,
E,F, and L are each at the midpoint of an edge. Find the area of each of the section ABEF.
9. In the figure is shown rectangular parallelepiped whose dimensions are 2,4,6. Points A, B, C,
E,F, and L are each at the midpoint of an edge. Find the area of each of the section ABC.
10. In the figure is shown rectangular parallelepiped whose dimensions are 2,4,6. Points A, B, C,
E,F, and L are each at the midpoint of an edge. Find the area of each of the section MNL.
SUP-4C
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1. A mixture compound from equal parts of two liquids, one white and the other black, was
placed in a hemispherical bowl. The total depth of the two liquids is 6 inches. After standing
for a short time the mixture separated the white settling below the black. If the thickness of
the segment of the black liquid is 2 inches, find the radius of the bowl in inches.
a. 7.53
b. 7.33
c. 7.73
d. 7.93
2. A solid has a circular base of radius r. Find the volume of the solid if every plane
perpendicular to a given diameter is a square.
a. 16r3/3
b. 5r3
c. 6 r3
d. 19 r3/3
4. The base of a certain solid is a triangle of base b and altitude h. If all sections perpendicular
to the altitude of the triangle are regular hexagons, find the volume of the solid.
a. ½ √3 b2h
b. 2 √3 b2h
c. √3 b2h/3
d. √3 b2h
7. A square area of edge “a” revolves about a line through one vertex, making an angle 𝜃 with
an edge and not crossing the square. Find the volume generated.
a. 3πa3(sin 𝜃 + cos 𝜃)
b. πa3(sin 𝜃 + cos 𝜃)/2
c. 2πa3(sin 𝜃 + cos 𝜃)
d. πa3(sin 𝜃 + cos 𝜃)
9. A light bulb is placed at a certain distance from the surface of a spherical globe of radius 20
cm. If it illuminates one third of the total surface of the globe, how far is it from the surface?
a. 30 cm
b. 35 cm
c. 60 cm
d. 40 cm
SUP-5A
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2. Find the slope of the line tangent to the curve y=x3-2x+1 at x=1.
a. 1
b. ½
c. 1/3
d. ¼
3𝑥 4 −2𝑥 2 +7
4. Evaluate: lim
𝑥→∞ 5𝑥 3 +𝑥−3
a. Undefined
b. 3/5
c. Infinity
d. Zero
a. 0 b. 0.25
c. 1.25 d. indeterminate
Solution: Lim
x 2 1
Lim
x 1x 1 Lim x 1 Lim 1
x x 3 1
x x 1 x 2 x 1 x x 2 x 1 x x 2 x 1
x 1
1 1 1
Lim 0
x 1 1
x
x 1 1
10. Find the derivative with respect to x of the function √2 − 3𝑥 2 .
−2𝑥 2
a. √2−3𝑥2
−3𝑥
b. √2−3𝑥2
−3𝑥 2
c. √2−3𝑥2
3𝑥
d. √2−3𝑥2
SUP-5B
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2 3
2. Find the derivative of 𝑦 = (2𝑒 𝑥 + 𝑥 2 ) .
2 2 2
a. 3𝑥(𝑒 𝑥 + 𝑥 2 ) (2𝑒 𝑥 + 1)
2 2 2
b. 6𝑥(𝑒 𝑥 + 𝑥 2 ) (2𝑒 𝑥 + 1)
2 2 2
c. 3𝑥(2𝑒 𝑥 + 𝑥 2 ) (2𝑒 𝑥 + 1)
2 2 2
d. 6𝑥(2𝑒 𝑥 + 𝑥 2 ) (2𝑒 𝑥 + 1)
SUP-5C
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1. Find the minimum distance from the point (4,2) to the parabola y2=8x.
a. 4 sqrt3
b. 2 sqrt2
c. sqrt3
d. 2 sqrt3
SUP-6A
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1. Evaluate the double integral of r sinu dr du, the limits of r is 0 and cosu and the limits of u
are 0 and π.
a. 1
b. ½
c. 0
d. 1/3
2. Evaluate the integral of (3x2 + 9y2) dx if the interior limits has an upper limit of y and a
lower limit of 0, and whose outer limit has an upper limit of 2 and lower limit of 0.
a. 10
b. 20
c. 30
d. 40
x3 +1
9. Evaluate: ∫ dx
x+2
a. x3 + x2 + 4x + 7ln(x+2) + C
dx
10. Evaluate: ∫
lnxx √(lnx)2 −1
a. arcsec (lnx) + C
b. 2/3 [(lnx)2-1]3/2 + C
c. ln√(lnx)2 − 1 + C
d. arcsin (lnx) + C
SUP-6B
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(3𝑥 2 +1)𝑑𝑥
1. Evaluate: ∫ 3
√(2𝑥3+2𝑥+1)2
a. 3 (2x3 + 2x + 1)1/3 + C
b. 2 (2x3 + 2x + 1)1/3 + C
c. 3/2 (2x3 + 2x + 1)1/3 + C
d. 3/2 (2x3 + 2x + 1)2/3 + C
2. A conical tank that is 5 meters high has a radius of 2 meters, and is filled with a liquid that
weighs 800 kg per cubic meter. How much work is done in discharging all the liquid t a
point 3 meters above the top of the tank?
a. 21,256 π kg-m
b. 21,896 π kg-m
c. 23,457 π kg-m
d. 22,667 π kg-m
5. A body moves such that its acceleration as a function of time is a=2+12t, where “t” is in
minutes and “a” is in m/min2. Its velocity after 1 minute is 11 m/min. Find distance traveled
after 4 minutes.
a. 135 m
b. 186 m
c. 121 m
d. 156 m
SUP-6C
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1. Given is the area in the first quadrant bounded by x2=8y, the line x=4 and the x-axis. What
is the volume generated by revolving this area about the y-axis?
a. 50.26
b. 52.26
c. 53.26
d. 51.26
2. Given is the area in the first quadrant bounded by x2=8y, the line y-2=0 and the y-axis.
What is the volume generated when this area is revolved about the line y-2=0.
a. 28.41
b. 26.81
c. 27.32
d. 25.83
8. Find the area of R - region in the first quadrant that lies below the curve y = x2+4 and is
bounded by this curve, the line y = −x+ 10, and the coordinate axis.
a. 128/9
b. 128/7
c. 128/5
d. 128/3
SUP-7A
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1. Solve (x+y)dy=(x-y)dx.
a. x2+y2=c
b. x2+2xy+y2=c
c. x2-2xy-y2=c
d. x2-2xy+y2=c
SUP-7B
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2. What is the equation of the curve passing through the point (3, -2) and having a
slope at any point (x, y) equal to (x2 + y2) / (y3 - 2xy)?
a. y4 −4x3 = 12xy2 + 204
b. 3y4 −4x3 = 12xy2 + 204
c. y4 −4x3 = 12xy2 − 204
d. 3y4 −4x3 = 12xy2 − 204
SUP-7C
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1. According to Newton’s Law of cooling, the rate at which a substance cools in air
is directly proportional to the difference between the temperature of the
substance and that of air. If the temperature of the air is 300 and the substance
cools from 1000 to 700 in 15 minutes, how long will it take to cool 1000 to 500?
a. 33.59 min
b. 43.50 min
c. 35.39 min
d. 45.30 min
2. An object falls from rest in a medium offering a resistance. The velocity of the
object before the object reaches the ground is given by the differential equation
dV/dt + V/10 = 32, ft/sec. What is the velocity of the object one second after it
falls?
a. 40.54
b. 38.65
c. 30.45
d. 34.12
9. A tank originally contains 100 gal of fresh water. Then water containing 1/2 lb of
salt per 2 gallon is poured into the tank at a rate of 2 gal/min, and the mixture is
allowed to leave at the same rate. What is the amount of salt at any instant?
a. Q(t) = 50 + e−t/50
b. Q(t) = 50 + 50e−t/50
c. Q(t) = 50 − e−t/50
d. Q(t) = 50 − 50e−t/50
SUP-8A
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1. In a fuel economy study, each of 3 race cars is tested using 5 different brands of gasoline at 7 test sites
located in different regions of the country. If 2 drivers are used in the study, and test runs are made
once under each distinct set of conditions, how many test runs are needed?
2. A drug for the relief of asthma can be purchased from 5 different, manufacturers in liquid, tablet, or
capsule form, all of which come in regular and extra strength. How many different ways can a doctor
prescribe the drug for a patient suffering from asthma?
3. A developer of a new subdivision offers a prospective home buyer a choice of 4 designs, 3 different
heating systems, a garage or carport, and a patio or screened porch. How many different, plans are
available to this buyer?
4. A certain shoe sells in 5 different styles with each style available in 4 distinct colors. If the store wishes
to display pairs of these shoes showing all of its various styles and colors, how many different pairs
would the store have on display?
5. California study concluded that by following 7 simple health rules a man's life can be extended by 11
years on the average and a woman's life by 7 years. These 7 rules are as follows: no smoking, regular
exercise, use alcohol moderately, get, 7 to 8 hours of sleep, maintain proper weight, eat. breakfast,
and do not eat between meals. In how many ways can a person adopt five of these rules to follow if
the person presently violates all 7 rules?
𝑛 𝑛! 7 7!
7𝐶5 = ( ) = =( )= = 21
𝑟 𝑟! (𝑛 − 𝑟)! 5 5! (7 − 5)!
6. California study concluded that by following 7 simple health rules a man's life can be extended by 11
years on the average and a woman's life by 7 years. These 7 rules are as follows: no smoking, regular
exercise, use alcohol moderately, get, 7 to 8 hours of sleep, maintain proper weight, eat. breakfast,
and do not eat between meals. In how many ways can a person adopt five of these rules to follow if
the person never drinks and always eats breakfast?
7. How many ways are there to select 3 candidates from 8 equally qualified recent graduates for
openings in an accounting firm?
𝑛 𝑛! 8 8!
8𝐶3 = ( ) = =( )= = 56
𝑟 𝑟! (𝑛 − 𝑟)! 3 3! (8 − 3)!
8. A college plays 12 football games during a season. In how many ways can the team end the season
with 7 wins, 3 losses, and 2 ties?
12 𝑛! 𝑛! 12!
There are ( )=( )= = = 7920
7, 3, 2 𝑛1 ! 𝑛2 ! … . 𝑛𝑟 ! 𝑛1 ! 𝑛2 ! … . . 𝑛𝑟 ! 7! 3! 2!
9. Nine people are going on a skiing trip in 3 cars that hold 2, 4, and 5 passengers, respectively. In how
many ways is it possible to transport the 9 people to the ski lodge, using all cars?
10. In how many ways can 3 oaks, 4 pines, and 2 maples be arranged along a property line if one does not
distinguish among trees of the same kind?
SUP-8B
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1. Interest centers around the nature of an oven purchased at a particular department store. It can be
either a gas or electric oven. Consider the decision made by six distinct customers. Suppose it is
known that the probability that all six purchase the electric oven is 0.007 while 0.104 is the probability
that all six purchase the gas oven. What is the probability that at least one of each type is purchased?
2. It is common in many industrial areas to use a filling machine to fill boxes full of product. This occurs in
the food industry as well as other areas in which the product is used in the home, for example,
detergent. These machines are not perfect, and, indeed they may A, fill to specification, B, underfill,
and C, overfill. Generally, the practice of underfilling is that which one hopes to avoid. Let P(B) = 0.001
while P(A) = 0.990. What is the probability that the machine does not underfill?
3. It is common in many industrial areas to use a filling machine to fill boxes full of product. This occurs in
the food industry as well as other areas in which the product is used in the home, for example,
detergent. These machines are not perfect, and, indeed they may A, fill to specification, B, underfill,
and C, overfill. Generally, the practice of underfilling is that which one hopes to avoid. Let P(B) = 0.001
while P(A) = 0.990. What is the probability that the machine either overfills or underfills?
4. A class in advanced physics is comprised of 10 juniors, 30 seniors, and 10 graduate students. The final
grades show that 3 of the juniors, 10 of the seniors, and 5 of the graduate students received an A for
the course. If a student is chosen at random from this class and is found to have earned an .4, what is
the probability that he or she is a senior?
where H and NH in the table stand for Hypertension and Nonhypertension, respectively. If one of
these individuals is selected at random, find the probability that the person is experiencing
hypertension, given that the person is a heavy smoker.
where H and NH in the table stand for Hypertension and Nonhypertension, respectively. If one of
these individuals is selected at random, find the probability that the person is a nonsmoker, given that
the person is experiencing
no hypertension.
SUP-8C
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2. The random variable X, representing the number of errors per 100 lines of software code, has the
following probability distribution:
x 2 3 4 5 6
f(x) 0.01 0.25 0.4 0.3
Find the standard deviation of X.
𝜎 = √𝜎 2 = √0.74 = 0.86
3. Suppose that the probabilities are 0.4. 0.3, 0.2, and 0.1, respectively, that 0, 1, 2. or 3 power failures
will strike a certain subdivision in any given year. Find the mean of the random variable X representing
the number of power failures striking this subdivision.
4. Suppose that the probabilities are 0.4. 0.3, 0.2, and 0.1, respectively, that 0, 1, 2. or 3 power failures
will strike a certain subdivision in any given year. Find the variance of the random variable X
representing the number of power failures striking this subdivision.
5. The length of time, in minutes, for an airplane to obtain clearance for take off at a certain airport is a
random variable Y = 3X — 2, where X has the density function
1 −𝑥
𝑓(𝑥) = { 4 𝑒
4 , 𝑥>0
0 , 𝑒𝑙𝑠𝑒𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒
Find the mean of the random variable Y
6. The length of time, in minutes, for an airplane to obtain clearance for take off at a certain airport is a
random variable Y = 3X — 2, where X has the density function
7. Suppose that a grocery store purchases 5 cartons of skim milk at the wholesale price of $1.20 per
carton and retails the milk at $1.65 per carton. After the expiration date, the unsold milk is removed
from the shelf and the grocer receives a credit from the distributor equal to three-fourths of the
wholesale price. If the probability distribution of the random variable X, the number of cartons that
are sold from this lot, is
x 0 1 2 3 4 5
f(x) 1/15 2/15 2/15 3/15 4/15 3/15
Find the expected profit.
SUP-9A
Solved Problem Set Sub-topic 1
Name: Professor:
Section: Date Submitted:
1. A dog running in an open field has components of velocity 𝑣𝑥 = 2.6 m/s and 𝑣𝑦 = -1.8 m/s at t1 = 10.0
s. For the time interval from t1 = 10.0 s to t2 = 20.0 s, the average acceleration of the dog has
magnitude 0.45 m/s2 and direction 310 measured from the + x-axis toward the + y-axis. At t2 = 20.0 s,
what is the magnitude of the dog’s velocity?
2. A daring 510-N swimmer dives off a cliff with a running horizontal leap, as shown in the figure. What
must her minimum speed be just as she leaves the top of the cliff so that she will miss the ledge at the
bottom, which is 1.75 m wide and 9.00 m below the top of the cliff?
3. A car traveling on a level horizontal road comes to a bridge during a storm and finds the bridge
washed out. The driver must get to the other side, so he decides to try leaping it with his car. The side
of the road the car is on is 21.3 m above the river, while the opposite side is a mere 1.8 m above the
river. The distance between the two roads is 61.0 m. How fast should the car be traveling at the time
it leaves the road in order just to clear the river and land safely on the opposite side?
4. From the previous number, what is the speed of the car just before it lands on the other side?
5. Inside a starship at rest on the earth, a ball rolls off the top of a horizontal table and lands a distance D
from the foot of the table. This starship now lands on the unexplored Planet X. The commander,
Captain Curious, rolls the same ball off the same table with the same initial speed as on earth and
finds that it lands a distance 2.76D from the foot of the table. What is the acceleration due to gravity
on Planet X?
7. From the previous number, what is the vertical component of the velocity of the quarter just before it
lands in the dish?
8. A man stands on the roof of a 15.0-m-tall building and throws a rock with a velocity of magnitude 30.0
m/s at an angle of 330 above the horizontal. You can ignore air resistance. Calculate the magnitude of
the velocity of the rock just before it strikes the ground.
9. From the previous number, what is the horizontal range from the base of the building to the point
where the rock strikes the ground?
SUP-9B
Solved Problem Set Sub-topic 2
Name: Professor:
Section: Date Submitted:
1. An elevator has mass 600 kg, not including passengers. The elevator is designed to ascend, at constant
speed, a vertical distance of 20.0 m (five floors) in 16.0 s, and it is driven by a motor that can provide
up to 40 hp to the elevator. What is the maximum number of passengers that can ride in the elevator?
Assume that an average passenger has mass 65.0 kg.
2. A ski tow operates on a 150 slope of length 300 m. The rope moves at 12.0 km/h and provides power
for 50 riders at one time, with an average mass per rider of 70.0 kg. Estimate the power required to
operate the tow.
3. A small rock with mass 0.20 kg is released from rest at point A, which is at the top edge of a large,
hemispherical bowl with radius R = 0.50 m. Assume that the size of the rock is small compared to R, so
that the rock can be treated as a particle, and assume that the rock slides rather than rolls. The work
done by friction on the rock when it moves from point A to point B at the bottom of the bowl has
magnitude 0.22 J. Between points A and B, how much work is done on the rock by gravity?
4. From the previous problem, what is the speed of the rock as it reaches point B?
6. A bat strikes a 0.145-kg baseball. Just before impact, the ball is traveling horizontally to the right at
50.0 m/s and it leaves the bat traveling to the left at an angle of 300 above horizontal with a speed of
65.0 m/s. If the ball and bat are in contact for 1.75 ms, what is the average net force on the ball?
7. A 2.00-kg stone is sliding to the right on a frictionless horizontal surface at 5.00 m/s when it is
suddenly struck by an object that exerts a large horizontal force on it for a short period of time. The
graph in the figure shows the magnitude of this force as a function of time. What impulse does this
force exert on the stone?
8. To warm up for a match, a tennis player hits the 57.0-g ball vertically with her racket. If the ball is
stationary just before it is hit and goes 5.50 m high, what impulse did she impart to it?
9. The expanding gases that leave the muzzle of a rifle also contribute to the recoil. A .30-caliber bullet
has mass 0.00720 kg and a speed of 601 m/s relative to the muzzle when fired from a rifle that has
mass 2.80 kg. The loosely held rifle recoils at a speed of 1.85 m/s relative to the earth. Find the
momentum of the propellant gases in a coordinate system attached to the earth as they leave the
muzzle of the rifle.
SUP-9C
Solved Problem Set Sub-topic 3
Name: Professor:
Section: Date Submitted:
2. From the previous problem, calculate the angular acceleration at the instant that the motor shaft has
zero angular velocity.
3. From the previous problem, how many revolutions does the motor shaft turn through between the
time when the current is reversed and the instant when the angular velocity is zero?
4. A circular saw blade 0.200 m in diameter starts from rest. In 6.00 s it accelerates with constant
angular acceleration to an angular velocity of 140 rad/s. Find the angular acceleration of the blade.
5. From the previous problem, what is the angle through which the blade has turned?
6. At t = 0, a grinding wheel has an angular velocity of 24.0 rad/s. It has a constant angular acceleration
of 30.0 rad/s2 until a circuit breaker trips at t = 2.0 s. From then on, it turns through 432 rad as it
coasts to a stop at constant angular acceleration. Through what total angle did the wheel turn
between t = 0 and the time it stopped?
9. A safety device brings the blade of a power mower from an initial angular speed of 𝜔1 to rest in 1.00
revolution. At the same constant acceleration, how many revolutions would it take the blade to come
to rest from an initial angular speed 𝜔3 that was three times as great, 𝜔3 = 3𝜔1?
10. A compact disc (CD) stores music in a coded pattern of tiny pits 10-7 m deep. The pits are arranged in a
track that spirals outward toward the rim of the disc; the inner and outer radii of this spiral are 25.0
mm and 58.0 mm, respectively. As the disc spins inside a CD player, the track is scanned at a constant
linear speed of 1.25 m/s. What is the angular speed of the CD when the innermost part of the track is
scanned?