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EASYMATHEMATICS

He was known as the father of modern geometry

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Euclid

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a flat conductor separated by an insulating dielectric from a large ground plane that is usually one-quarter or one-half wavelength long

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microstrip

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One complete revolution around a Smith Chart represents _________ wavelengths.

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1/2

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These are circles that have the same center.

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concentric circles

EASYCommunication

The modulated peak value of a signal is 125V and the unmodulated carrier value is 85V. What is the modulation index?

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0.47

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A mismatched transmission line is also referred to as a ___________ line.

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resonant

EASYCommunications

It is the ratio of the speed of propagation on a line to that of light in free-space.

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velocity factor

EASYElectronics

Which of the following is the most widely used UTP cable that can carry baseband data at rates up to 100 Mbps at a range up to 100m?

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CAT 5

EASYGEAS

This component measures the pulling (or pushing) action perpendicular to the section

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Axial forces

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It is the point at which there is an appreciable elongation of the material without any corresponding increase of load

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Yield point

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averageCOMMUNICATION

Determine the phase-shift represented by a 75 ns delay of a 4 MHz signal to a 75-ft cable with a dielectric constant of 2.3.

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ANSWER

108 degrees

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EASYSOLUTION

Θ = 360 td / T T =1/f = 1 / 4MHz = 250 ns Θ = 360 (75) / 250 = 108 degrees

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The input to an FM receiver has a S/N of 2.8. What is the frequency deviation caused by the noise if the modulating frequency is 1.5KHz and the permitted deviation is 4KHz?

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ANSWER

547.8 Hz

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EASYSolution

= fm f= sin -1 N/S f= sin -1 1/2.8 f= 0.3652  = (0.3652)(1.5KHz) = 547.8 Hz

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What circuit is used to return the frequency response of a signal to its normal, “flat” level?

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de-emphasis

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EASYMathematics

Let k be the number of gallons of a 50% silver nitrate solution that are added to 15 gallons of a 30% silver nitrate solution to produce a 35% silver nitrate solution. Let w be the number of sides of a regular polygon whose degree measure of one of the exterior angles is 8. Find the value of (k+w).

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50

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EASYMathematics

In how many distinct points do the real graphs of

Intersect?

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2

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EASYGEAS

It is the maximum safe stress that a material can carry

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working stress

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EASYCommunications

It is the most common means of overcoming the problems of quantizing error and noise.

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companding

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Electronics

It can be used in a single-stage oscillator circuit to provide a pulse signal suitable for digital-circuit applications.

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UJT or unijunction transistor

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averageGEAS

A large pipe, called a penstock in hydraulic work, is 1.5 m in diameter. It is composed of wooden staves bound together by steel hoops, each 300 sq. Millimetre in cross-sectional area, and is used to conduct water from a reservoir to power a house. If the maximum tensile stress permitted in the hoops is 130 MPa, what is the maximum spacing between hoops under a head of water of 30 m?

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ANSWER

L = 177 mm

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SOLUTION

(1000)(9.81)(30)(1.5)L = 2(300x10^-6)(130x10^6)L = 177 mm

averageGEAS

At what angular velocity will the stress in a rotating steel ring equal to 150 MPa if its mean radius is 220 mm? The density of the steel is 7.85 Mg/m^3.

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628 rad/s

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ANSWER

ω = (1/0.22)(150x10^6 / 7850)^(1/2) ω = 628 rad/s

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difficultCOMMUNICATION

It means that the characteristics and performance of an antenna are the same whether the antenna is radiating or intercepting an electromagnetic signal.

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antenna reciprocity

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Which of the following methods is used to lower the resonant frequency of a shortened vertical antenna?

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top hat loading

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Calculate the gain (relative to an isotropic) of a parabolic antenna that has a diameter of 3 m, an efficiency of 60% and operates at a frequency of 4 GHz.

difficult

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ANSWER

39.8 dBi

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EASYSOLUTION

G = 2 D2/ 2

  = 3x108/ 4MHz = 0.075 m

G = 0.62(3)2

0.0752

G= 9474.8 G = 10 log 9474.8G = 39.8 dBi

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EASYMathematics

Team A and B play a series of games. The first to win two games wins the series and Team A has a 70% chance of winning any game. What is the probability that Team A wins the series?

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0.784

difficult

EASYMathematics difficult

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49

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EASYCommunication

It is a phenomenon caused by any support insulators used at the ends of the wire antenna. 

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end effect

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EASYElectronics difficult

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16.2 Hz

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EASYSOLUTION

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EASYGEAS

A pipe carry steam at 3.5 MPa has an outside diameter of 450 mm and a wall thickness of 10 mm. A gasket is inserted between the flange at one end of the pipe and a flat plate use to cap the end. How many 40-mm-diameter bolts must be used to hold the cap on if the allowable stress in the bolts is 80 MPa, of which 55 MPa is the initial stress?

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ANSWER

N = 17

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SOLUTION

N = (3.5x10^6)(0.45 – 2x0.01)^2 / [(0.04^2)(88–55)x10^6] N= 16.18 round upN = 17

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DifficultGEAS

A pipe carry steam at 3.5 MPa has an outside diameter of 450 mm and a wall thickness of 10 mm. A gasket is inserted between the flange at one end of the pipe and a flat plate use to cap the end. What circumferential stress is developed in the pipe?

Difficult

ANSWER

= 75.3 MPa

Difficult

SOLUTION

σ = (3.5)(450 – 2x10) / [2(10)] = 75.3 MPa

DifficultGEAS

A steel rod having a cross-sectional area of 300 sq. Meters and a length of 150 m is suspended vertically from one end. It supports a tensile load of 20 kN at the lower end. If the unit mass of steel is 7850 kg/m^3 and E = 200x10^3 MN/m^2, find the total elongation of the rod.

Difficult

Answer

δ = 54.3 mm

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ANSWER

δ = [(7850)(9.8)(150^2) / 2(200X10^9)] + [(20000)(150)(1000^2) / 300(200X10^9)]

δ = 54.3 mm