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What are the merits and drawbacks of using a person's foot as a standard? Consider both(a) a...Problem 3Q:
Why is it incorrect to think that the more digits you include in your answer, the more accurate it...Problem 5Q:
5. You measure the radius of a wheel to be 4.16 cm. If you multiply by 2 to get the diameter, should...Problem 7Q:
List assumptions useful to estimate the numbers of car mechanics in (a) San Francisco, (b) your...Problem 1MCQ:
A student’s weight displayed on a digital scale is 117.2 lb. This would suggest her weight is within...Problem 2MCQ:
Four students use different to measure the Length Of the pen. Which measurement the greatest...Problem 6MCQ:
To convert from ft2 to yd2, you should multiply by 3. multiply by 1/3. multiply by 9. multiply by...Problem 8MCQ:
(L2) represents the dimensions for which of the following? cm2. square feet. m2. All of the above.Problem 1P:
How many significant figures do each of the following numbers have: (a) 214, (b) 81.60, (c) 7.03,...Problem 2P:
Write the following numbers in powers of 10 notation: (a) 1.156, (b) 21.8, (c) 0.0068, (d) 328.65,...Problem 3P:
Write out the following numbers in full with the correct number of zeros: (a) 8.69104, (b) 9.1103,...Problem 4P:
The age of the universe is thought to be about 14 billion years. Assuming two significant figures,...Problem 6P:
6.(II) Time intervals measured with a stopwatch typically have an uncertainly of about 0.2s, due to...Problem 10P:
What, roughly, is the percent uncertainty in the volume of a spherical beach ball of radius...Problem 12P:
Write the following as full (decimal) numbers without prefixes on the units: (a) 286.6mm, (b) 85µV,...Problem 13P:
Express the following using the prefixes of Table 1-4 (a) 1106volts, (b) 210-6meters, (c) 6103 days,...Problem 19P:
A light-year is the distance light travels in one year (at speed=2.998108 m/s).(a) How many meters...Problem 20P:
How much longer (percentage) is a one-mile race than a 1500-m race ("the metric mile")?Problem 22P:
(a) How many seconds are there in 1.00 year? (b) How many nanoseconds are there in 1.00 year? (c)...Problem 23P:
Use Table 1-3 to estimate the total number of protons or neutrons in (a) a bacterium, (b) a DNA...Problem 24P:
A standard baseball has a circumference of approximately 23 cm. If a baseball had the same mass per...Problem 26P:
Estimate how many books can be shelved in a college library with 3500 m2 of floor space. Assume 8...Problem 27P:
Estimate how many hours it would take to run (at 10 km/h) across the U.S from New York to...Problem 30P:
Estimate the number of gallons of gasoline consumed by the total of all automobile drivers in the...Problem 37P:
(II) The speed v of an object is given by the equation v= At3 -Bt, Where t refers to time. (a) What...Problem 47GP:
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Chapter 1 - Introduction, Measurement, EstimatingChapter 2 - Describing Motion: Kinematics In One DimensionChapter 3 - Kinematics In Two Dimensions; VectorsChapter 4 - Dynamics: Newton's Laws Of MotionChapter 5 - Circular Motion; GravitationChapter 6 - Work And EnergyChapter 7 - Linear MomentumChapter 8 - Rotational MotionChapter 9 - Static Equilibrium; Elasticity And FractureChapter 10 - Fluids
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