General Engineering Quiz - Statistics

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Hint Answer % Correct
Trigonometric function defined as the ratio between the opposite side and the hypotenuse Cosine
71%
Electric current multiplied by the voltage results in this quantity Power
56%
Condition that occurs when the sum of all forces and the sum of all moments acting on a body are equal to zero Equilibrium
54%
When circuit elements are arranged in this type of circuit, the current flowing through them is constant Series
48%
A thermodynamic quantity that represents the degree of disorder in a system Entropy
46%
The oldest type of engineering profession Civil
43%
A type of beam that has a fixed support at only 1 end Cantilever
38%
Change in pitch that occurs when a sound source is moving with respect to the listener Doppler effect
38%
A property of a square matrix A that is denoted by |A| Determinant
37%
The frequency of a pendulum is only dependent on the acceleration due to gravity and this property of the pendulum Length
35%
An integral transform that converts a function in time to a function of s which is equal to the integral of the product of the function in t and e^(-st), from zero to infinity Laplace
28%
The most efficient type of heat engine Carnot
26%
The loss of value of a certain investment from its present worth until it reaches its salvage value Depreciation
22%
Conic section that has an eccentricity equal to 1 Parabola
22%
Part of the quadratic formula inside the radical sign that determines the number of distinct roots of a quadratic equation Discriminant
21%
The law of thermodynamics that states: if object A is in thermal equilibrium with object B, and object B is in thermal equilibrium with object c, then object A is in thermal equilibrium with object C. Zeroth
21%
A type of interest which is of the form F = P(1 +iN) where F is the future worth, P is the present worth, i is the interest, and N is the number of interest periods Simple
16%
Stress divided by strain (when the body obeys Hooke's Law) Modulus of elasticity
12%
Ratio between the deformation of a body caused by subjecting it to stress and its original length Poisson's ratio
9%
A special kind of differential equation which has the form: dy/dx + yP(x) = Q(x)y^n Bernoulli
5%
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