Leaving Certificate Examination 1944 Honours Applied Mathematics
Question 1
is a steel rod, the portion 
being straight and of length 
feet and the portion 
being curved. The whole rod lies in one plane. The end 
is hinged to the floor and a load of 
cwt. is suspended from 
by a rope which is 
feet from which is kept vertical by applying a horizontal force 
feet from . The eight of the whole rod may be taken to be 
cwt. acting at a distance of one foot from when the latter is in the vertical position. Find the horizontal force and the reaction at the hinge in magnitude and direction.
Question 2
is a trapezium, being parallel to 
. 
, 
. Show that the centroid of the area is one the line joining the mid-points 
, 
of , and that it divides 
in the ratio 
.
Question 3
It is found that when a plane is inclined at 
to the horizontal a block of iron weighing 
lb. slides uniformly down the plane. Show that the angle of friction is .
When the plane is inclined at 
to the horizontal the block is dragged slowly up the plane by a cord inclined at an angle 
to the plane. By means of the triangle of forces, or otherwise, find the tension in the cord and show that the tension is least when 
.
Question 4
A wheel of radius feet is rolling, without slipping, on a horizontal plane ; the centre moving a uniform velocity of 
feet per second. What is the angular velocity of the wheel?
What is the velocity of the extremity of the radius which is inclined at to the upward vertical through the centre of the wheel, the angle being measured in the direction of rotation of the wheel?
Question 5
A lb. weight is drawn up a rough plane, coefficient of friction 
, inclined at to the horizontal by a string, passing over a light smooth pulley at the top of the plane, to which is attached an lb. weight. Find the acceleration.
Calculate the kinetic energy when the system has moved a distance of ft. and show that it is equal to the loss in potential energy minus the work done against friction.
Question 6
A car weighing 
pounds starts under the action of a force which decreases uniformly from 
lb. wt. at time 
to 
lb. wt. at 
seconds when it remains constant. The resistances to motion remain constant throughout and are equal to lb. wt. Show that the accelerating force at time 
is 
lb. wt.
Find (a) the velocity at time sec.; (b) the distance travelled at time sec.; (c) the horsepower required when 
sec. and also when 
secs.
Question 7
A gun fires a projectile with initial velocity 
and elevation 
. Show that (a) the range 
; (b) the greatest height 
, neglecting air resistance.
Show that the maximum range which can be obtained with the same initial velocity is 
.
Question 8
A cyclist is travelling round a curve 
feet radius at 
miles per hour. At what angle must the track be inclined radially so that there may be no tendency to slip?
If 
what is the maximum speed on a level track of the same radius so that skidding may not occur? (
is the coefficient of friction).
Question 9
If the period of a simple harmonic vibration is 
seconds and the amplitude 
feet, show that the maximum acceleration is 
.
A boy weighing stone standing on a plank oscillates vertically in simple harmonic motion of amplitude of 
foot and period 
second. Find the greatest and least reactions of the plank.
Citation:
State Examinations Commission (2018). State Examination Commission. Accessed at: https://www.examinations.ie/?l=en&mc=au&sc=ru
Malone, D and Murray, H. (2016). Archive of Maths State Exams Papers. Accessed at: http://archive.maths.nuim.ie/staff/dmalone/StateExamPapers/
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