GP Worksheet 1

General physics (phys1011) Worksheet_1: Preliminaries
1. In an experiment to measure his own thumb length using a ruler, a student

obtained the following measurements for three successive trials:
𝑥1 = 4.2𝑐𝑚
𝑥2 = 4.4𝑐𝑚
𝑥3 = 4.0𝑐𝑚
What is the average length of his thumb?
2. The measurement of a certain rod is reported as 12.34𝑐𝑚. Which of these digit(s) is
(are) uncertain? Why?
3. How many significant digits are there in the significant figures 0.030 , 5030
𝑎𝑛𝑑 2400.00, respectively?
4. In a titration experiment, the initial reading on the burette was 0.0𝑐𝑚3 , and
the final reading was 15.7𝑐𝑚3 . The burette was accurate to ±0.05𝑐𝑚3 . What
are the least and the most amount of liquid one could have added to the
burette?
5. With the previous example (Prob. 4), if you did three repeat titrations all accurate to
+/- 0.10 𝑐𝑚3 , what is the average titre?
6. At a certain region, the magnitude of the perpendicular force acting on an area

𝐴 = 3.60𝑚2 ± 0.09𝑚2 is given by 𝐹 = 72.0𝑁 ± 0.6𝑁. Calculate the pressure.
7. A block of metal which measures 8.0 cm by 10.0 cm by 3.0 cm has a mass of 1.92 kg.
Assume the uncertainty in each length is 0.1 cm and the uncertainty in the mass is
0.03 kg. a) Find the density of the metal sample. b) Does the density of zinc
(7.14 g/cm3) fall within the range of the true values of the density of the block?
8. Evaluate the following
i) (72𝑚 ± 2𝑚)𝑥(68𝑚 ± 1𝑚)
ii) (72𝑔 ± 2𝑔) ÷ (68𝑚𝑙 ± 1𝑚𝑙)
9. The number of significant digits in the significant figures 2400.00, 0.030 and 5030
respectively are…
A) 2,2 and 3 B) 4,1,and 4 C) 2,1 and 3 D) 6,2 and 3
10. The sum of the significant figures 9.02, 2.1 and 12.123 gives the significant figure…..
A) 23 B) 23.4 C) 23.243 D) 23.2
11. The product of the significant figures 456, 300 and 12 gives the significant figure…
A) 2000000 B) 1600000 C) 1000000 D) 1641600
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General physics (phys1011) Worksheet_1: Preliminaries
12. Let 𝑨 = 2𝑖̂ + 3𝑗̂ + 4𝑘̂, find a unit vector in the direction of A
13. Let 𝑨 = 2𝑖̂ + 3𝑗̂ + 4𝑘̂, and 𝑩 = 𝑖̂ − 2𝑗̂ − 5𝑘̂ , find a unit vector normal to 𝑨 and 𝑩
14. Evaluate (𝑟⃗ + 2𝑡⃗). 𝑓⃗ where 𝑟⃗ = 𝑖̂ + 2𝑗̂ , 𝑡⃗ = 𝑗̂ − 𝑘̂ and 𝑓̂ = 𝑖̂ − 𝑗̂
15. What is the x-component of the vector directed from the point 𝑝(2, −2) to
𝑝’(−4,1)?
16. Find a unit vector in the direction of 𝑝𝑝’
17. Add the following displacements: 40m at 40° and 30m at 130°. The resultant is ...
18. The magnitude of the resultant of two displacements 𝐴 and 3𝑚 is 8𝑚. When the
direction of the 3𝑚 displacement is reversed the resultant becomes √26 m.
i) The value of 𝐴 is …
ii) The angle b/n 𝐴 and 3𝑚 before the reversal was [cos −1(?)]
19. Which one of the following can’t be the magnitude of the resultant of two forces with
magnitudes 6𝑁 and 8𝑁?
A) 10N B) 7N C) 2N D) 13N E) 14.5N
20. What is the angle b/n two equal vectors when their resultant is equal to the magnitude
of either vectors?
21. A bullet leaves the barrel of the gun at 925 m/s and an angle of 37°. What is the
bullet’s vertical and horizontal velocity components?
22. Vectors A and B have equal magnitudes of 5. The sum of A and B is the vector 6𝑗̂.
Determine the angle b/n A and B.
23. Find a unit vector perpendicular to 𝑖̂ + 2𝑗̂ − 𝑘̂ and 𝑖̂ − 2𝑗̂ − 3𝑘̂
⃗⃗ = 2𝑖̂ − 𝑗̂ + 𝑘̂, 𝑩
24. Let 𝑨 ⃗⃗⃗ = 𝑖̂ − 3𝑗̂ − 5𝑘̂ and 𝑪
⃗⃗ = 3𝑖̂ − 4𝑗̂ − 4𝑘̂ . Show that the vectors
form a right-angled triangle.
25. Show that the resultant of two vectors each having magnitude 𝐴 acting at an angle 𝜃
𝜃
with each other is given by 𝑅 = 2𝐴 cos ( 2)
26. Convert: i) Km/h to 𝑚/𝑠 ii) 10 miles to kilometer iii) 5ft to cm
3
iv) 1𝑚 𝑡𝑜 𝐿𝑖𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑠
27. Let ⃗𝑨⃗ = 2𝑖̂ + 3𝑗̂ + 4𝑘̂ and ⃗𝑩
⃗⃗ = 5𝑖̂ + 6𝑗̂ + 7𝑘̂. Find:
28. 𝐴⃗. 𝐵
⃗⃗ b) 𝐴⃗𝑥𝐵
⃗⃗ c) the angle b/n 𝐴⃗ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐵
⃗⃗
29. Find the rectangular (x & y) components of the vector shown below
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General physics (phys1011) Worksheet_1: Preliminaries

1. In an experiment to measure his own thumb length using a ruler, a student

6. At a certain region, the magnitude of the perpendicular force acting on an area

1|Page For sections 6 & 7

2|Page For sections 6 & 7

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