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A group of daredevils pendulum swung off the Sunshine Skyway Bridge in the 1990s. Starting from rest, four individuals jumped from the road way and swung down to the water. The length of the rope, L, was slightly less than the height of the bridge, h*, allowing for the jumpers to swing slowly to a stop and be picked up by a waiting speedboat. That was the plan… Unfortunately the jump-lead didn’t take EGM3401 and miscalculated the maximum tension in the cable using a static, and not dynamic, calculation method. Of the expressions below, choose the correct expression for the tension in the cable as a function of θ (and its derivatives), the mass of the jumpers (M), the length of the rope (L) and gravity (g). (You will need to derive this expression yourself and turn it in when the exam concludes)  

Select the best answers for the member forces in the truss shown above.

How many zero force members are visually identifiable in the truss from the previous question? Enter in an integer number, 0 –> N below.

27a A patient is diagnosed with latent tuberculosis (TB). Which of the following will the nurse plan to teach the patient? 

34a The new nurse asks the charge nurse what to do about their patient’s blood sugar reading of 68mg/dL. Which of the following questions should the charge nurse ask first? 

9a A patient presents to the clinic with chronic insomnia. The nurse knows the prescriber will most likely order which medication to help the patient sleep? 

22a The nurse is caring for a six-year-old who has been experiencing cold intolerance, fatigue, hair loss, and constipation. The nurse anticipates that the child will be started on what medication? 

5a Which of the following hormones are secreted by the posterior pituitary gland? (Select all that apply).  Note: Full credit can only be obtained by selecting only all correct choices. 

21a The nurse receives an order to administer 200 mg of levothyroxine (Synthroid) IV. Which of the following actions would be most appropriate for the nurse to take? 

15a A nurse is educating a patient about what to do for a hypoglycemic episode. The nurse knows that the patient understands the instructions when they state: