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Automotive Information

The distributor is responsible for:

timing the spark and distributing it to the correct cylinder

The distributor is driven by the engine's camshaft and is responsible for timing the spark and distributing it to the correct cylinder. The distributor cap contains a rotor that connects the ignition coil (and its high voltage) to the proper cylinder at the proper point in the stroke cycle.

Mechanical Comprehension

If this lever is in equilibrium with an effort force of 10.0 ft. lb. at the blue arrow and a resistance force of 3 ft. lb. at the green box, what is its mechanical advantage?

0.3

Mechanical advantage (MA) is the ratio by which effort force relates to resistance force. If both forces are known, calculating MA is simply a matter of dividing resistance force by effort force:

MA = \( \frac{F_r}{F_e} \) = \( \frac{3 ft.}{10.0 ft.} \) = 0.3

In this case, the mechanical advantage is less than one meaning that each unit of effort force results in just 0.3 units of resistance force. However, a third class lever like this isn't designed to multiply force like a first class lever. A third class lever is designed to multiply distance and speed at the resistance by sacrificing force at the resistance. Different lever styles have different purposes and multiply forces in different ways.

Word Knowledge

Jennifer's outspoken criticism of the meal disoncerted the waiter.

unnerve

To throw into confusion.

General Science

These clouds grow upward and can develop into cumulonimbus or thunderstorm clouds.

cumulus clouds

Cumulus clouds are large, puffy, mid-altitude clouds with a flat base and a rounded top. These clouds grow upward and can develop into a cumulonimbus or thunderstorm cloud.

Word Knowledge

Accommodate most nearly means:

oblige

To give consideration to.

General Science

Which of these is matter than cannot be separated into different types of matter by ordinary chemical methods?

element

An element is matter than cannot be separated into different types of matter by ordinary chemical methods.

Word Knowledge

The judge issued a lenient sentence because it was Frank's first offense.

merciful

Mild or tolerant.

Word Knowledge

Walter's trove of vintage baseball cards was worth thousands of dollars.

cache

Valuable collection.

Automotive Information

Which of the following is not an advantage that disc brakes have over drum brakes?

use less brake fluid

Brakes utlize friction to slow vehicle tires. Drum brakes employ a cast iron drum that roates with the vehicle axle. When hydraulic pressure is applied to the brake assemblies at the wheels, internal pistons expand and push brake shoes outward into contact with the brake drum slowing the rotation of the axle. More powerful disc brakes operate by pinching a rotating disc betweeen two brake pads and allow for a larger surface area to contact the disc, provide more force, and are more easily cooled.

Arithmetic Reasoning

What is \( 5 \)\( \sqrt{20} \) - \( 2 \)\( \sqrt{5} \)

8\( \sqrt{5} \)

To subtract these radicals together their radicands must be the same:

5\( \sqrt{20} \) - 2\( \sqrt{5} \)
5\( \sqrt{4 \times 5} \) - 2\( \sqrt{5} \)
5\( \sqrt{2^2 \times 5} \) - 2\( \sqrt{5} \)
(5)(2)\( \sqrt{5} \) - 2\( \sqrt{5} \)
10\( \sqrt{5} \) - 2\( \sqrt{5} \)

Now that the radicands are identical, you can subtract them:

10\( \sqrt{5} \) - 2\( \sqrt{5} \)
(10 - 2)\( \sqrt{5} \)
8\( \sqrt{5} \)