Curvilinear Motion - Mechanical Engineering (MCQ) questions and answers

1)   What is the path equation for a particle having x = 6t and y = 4t2 ?

a. x2 = 6y
b. x2 = 9y
c. y2 = 8x
d. y = 9x
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: x2 = 9y

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2)   If a particle moves along a curved path, then what will be the normal component of velocity acting on the particle, if magnitude of tangential component of velocity is 30 m/s at an angle of 50o with the vertical?

a. 57.8 m/s
b. 68.9 m/s
c. 40.2 m/s
d. None of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: None of the above

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3)   When motion is _______, the normal component of acceleration is zero.

a. curvilinear
b. rotational
c. rectilinear
d. translation
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: rectilinear

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4)   In curvilinear motion, what is the normal component of acceleration?

a. a2 / t
b. v2 / ρ
c. ρ / v
d. dv / dt
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: v2 / ρ

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5)   What are the rectangular components of velocities in curvilinear motion?

a. dx/dt and dy/dt
b. dr/dt and d2r/dt
c. d2x/dt2 and d2y/dt2
d. none of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: dx/dt and dy/dt

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6)   A particle moves along a path y = x2 – 6x + 200. If vx = 6 m/s , what is the value of vy at x = 30?

a. 354 m/s
b. 300 m/s
c. 324 m/s
d. None of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 324 m/s

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7)   A car moves along a circular arc at a speed of 30 m/s, if speed of the car is increased at the rate of 50 m/s2, what is the resultant acceleration of the car? (Radius of arc = 15 m)

a. 78.10 m/s2
b. 58.10 m/s2
c. 60.23 m/s2
d. 33.16 m/s2
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 78.10 m/s2

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8)   What is the position of a particle A, if it moves along a path y = 2x3 / 3 with uniform velocity of 15 m/s?
( Assume vx = vy)  

a. (0.33, 0.5)
b. (0.235, 0.707)
c. (0.577, 20.33)
d. (0.707, 0.235)
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: (0.707, 0.235)

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9)   The radius of curvature of trajectory for a profile is minimum, if __________

a. velocity is minimum
b. acceleration is maximum
c. both a. and b.
d. none of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: both a. and b.

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10)   The radial component of velocity for a particle moving in circular path is ______

a. constant
b. radius itself
c. variable
d. zero
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: zero

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