University Physics (14th Edition)14th EditionHugh D. Young, Roger A. Freedman Publisher: PEARSONISBN: 9780133969290
University Physics (14th Edition)
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Problem Q1.1DQ:
How many correct experiments do we need to disprove theory? How many do we need to prove a theory?...Problem Q1.2DQ:
Suppose you are asked to compute the tangent of 5.00 meters. Is this possible? Why or why not?Problem Q1.4DQ:
The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) maintains several accurate copies of...Problem Q1.5DQ:
What physical phenomena (other than a pendulum or cesium clock) could you use to define a time...Problem Q1.6DQ:
Describe how you could measure the thickness of a sheet of paper with an ordinary ruler.Problem Q1.7DQ:
The quantity = 3.14159... is a number with no dimensions, since it is a ratio of two lengths....Problem Q1.8DQ:
What are the units of volume? Suppose another student tells you that a cylinder of radius r and...Problem Q1.9DQ:
Three archers each fire four arrows at a target. Joes four arrows hit at points 10 cm above, 10 cm...Problem Q1.10DQ:
Is the vector (i+j+k) a unit vector? Is the vector (3.0 2.0) a unit vector? Justify your answers.Problem Q1.11DQ:
A circular racetrack has a radius of 500 m. What is the displacement of a bicyclist when she travels...Problem Q1.12DQ:
Can you find two vectors with different lengths that have a vector sum of zero? What length...Problem Q1.13DQ:
The direction of time is said to proceed from past to future. Does this mean that time is a vector...Problem Q1.14DQ:
Air traffic controllers give instructions called vectors to tell airline pilots in which direction...Problem Q1.15DQ:
Can you find a vector quantity that has a magnitude of zero but components that are not zero?...Problem Q1.16DQ:
(a) Does it make sense to say that a vector is negative? Why? (b) Does it make sense to say that one...Problem Q1.18DQ:
If A and B are nonzero vectors, is it possible for both AB and AB to be zero? Explain.Problem Q1.21DQ:
Figure 1.7 shows the result of an unacceptable error in the stopping position of a train. If a train...Problem Q1.22DQ:
Which of the following are legitimate mathematical operations:...Problem Q1.23DQ:
Consider the vector products A (B C) and (AB)C. Give an example that illustrates the general rule...Problem Q1.24DQ:
Show that, no matter what A and B are, A(AB)=0. (Hint: Do not look for an elaborate mathematical...Problem Q1.25DQ:
(a) If AB=0, does it necessarily follow that A = 0 or B = 0? Explain, (b) If AB=0, does it...Problem Q1.26DQ:
If A=0 for a vector in the xy-plane, does it follow that Ax= Ay? What can you say about Ax and Ay?Problem 1.1E:
Starting with the definition 1 in. = 2.54 cm, find the number of (a) kilometers in 1.00 mile and (b)...Problem 1.2E:
According to the label on a bottle of salad dressing, the volume of the contents is 0.473 liter (L)....Problem 1.3E:
How many nanoseconds does it take light to travel 1.00 ft in vacuum? (This result is a useful...Problem 1.5E:
The most powerful engine available for the classic 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray developed 360...Problem 1.6E:
A square field measuring 100.0 m by 100.0 m has an area of 1.00 hectare. An acre has an area of...Problem 1.8E:
While driving in an exotic foreign land, you see a speed limit sign that reads 180,000 furlongs per...Problem 1.9E:
A certain fuel-efficient hybrid car gets gasoline mileage of 55.0 mpg (miles per gallon). (a) If you...Problem 1.10E:
The following conversions occur frequently in physics and are very useful. (a) Use 1 mi = 5280 ft...Problem 1.11E:
Neptunium. In the fall of 2002, scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory determined that the...Problem 1.12E:
BIO (a) The recommended daily allowance (RDA) of the trace metal magnesium is 410 mg/day for males....Problem 1.13E:
BIO Bacteria. Bacteria vary in size, but a diameter of 2.0 m is not unusual. What are the volume (in...Problem 1.14E:
With a wooden ruler, you measure the length of a rectangular piece of sheet metal to be 12 mm. With...Problem 1.15E:
A useful and easy-to-remember approximate value for the number of seconds in a year is 107....Problem 1.16E:
Express each approximation of to six significant figures: (a) 22/7 and (b) 355/113. (c) Are these...Problem 1.17E:
BIO A rather ordinary middle-aged man is in the hospital for a routine checkup. The nurse writes 200...Problem 1.18E:
How many gallons of gasoline are used in the United States in one day? Assume that there are two...Problem 1.20E:
BIO Four astronauts are in a spherical space station. (a) If as is typical, each of them breathes...Problem 1.21E:
In Wagners opera Das Rheingold, the goddess Freia is ransomed for a pile of gold just tall enough...Problem 1.22E:
BIO How many times does a human heart beat during a persons lifetime? How many gallons of blood does...Problem 1.23E:
You are using water to dilute small amounts of chemicals in the laboratory, drop by drop. How many...Problem 1.24E:
For the vectors A and B in Fig. E1.24, use a scale drawing to find the magnitude and direction of...Problem 1.25E:
A postal employee drives a delivery truck along the route shown in Fig. E1.25. Determine the...Problem 1.26E:
A spelunker is surveying a cave. She follows a passage 180 m straight west, then 210 m in a...Problem 1.28E:
Let be the angle that the vector A makes with the +x-axis, measured counterclockwise from that...Problem 1.31E:
For the vectors A and B in Fig. E1.24, use the method of components to find the magnitude and...Problem 1.32E:
A postal employee drives a delivery truck over the route shown in Fig. E1.25. Use the method of...Problem 1.33E:
A disoriented physics professor drives 3.25 km north, then 2.20 km west, and then 1.50 km south....Problem 1.34E:
Find the magnitude and direction of the vector represented by the following pairs of components: (a)...Problem 1.35E:
Vector A is 2.80 cm long and is 60.0 above the x-axis in the first quadrant. Vector B is 1.90 cm...Problem 1.36E:
In each case, find the x- and y-components of vector...Problem 1.38E:
Given two vectors A=4.00i+7.00j and B=5.00i2.00j, (a) find the magnitude of each vector; (b) use...Problem 1.39E:
(a) Write each vector in Fig. E1.39 in terms of the unit vectors i and j. (b) Use unit vectors to...Problem 1.41E:
Given two vectors A=2.00i+3.00j+4.00k and B=3.00i+1.00j3.00k, (a) find the magnitude of each vector;...Problem 1.42E:
(a) Find the scalar product of the vectors A and B given in Exercise 1.38. (b) Find the angle...Problem 1.43E:
For the vectors A,B and C in Fig. E1.24, find the scalar products (a) AB; (b) BC; (c) AC.Problem 1.44E:
Find the vector product AB (expressed in unit vectors) of the two vectors given in Exercise 1.38....Problem 1.45E:
Find the angle between each of these pairs of vectors: (a) A=2.00i+6.00j and B=2.00i3.00j (b)...Problem 1.46E:
For the two vectors in Fig. E1.35, find the magnitude and direction of (a) the vector product AB;...Problem 1.47E:
For the two vectors A and D in Fig. E1.24, find the magnitude and direction of (a) the vector...Problem 1.48P:
For the two vectors A and B in Fig. E1.39, find (a) the scalar product AB; (b) the magnitude and...Problem 1.49P:
White Dwarfs and Neutron Stars. Recall that density is mass divided by volume, and consult Appendix...Problem 1.50P:
An acre has a length of one furlong (18 mi) and a width one-tenth of its length. (a) How many acres...Problem 1.51P:
An Earthlike Planet. In January 2006 astronomers reported the discovery of a planet, comparable in...Problem 1.52P:
The Hydrogen Maser. A maser is a laser-type device that produces electromagnetic waves with...Problem 1.53P:
BIO Breathing Oxygen. The density of air under standard laboratory conditions is 1.29 kg/m3, and...Problem 1.54P:
A rectangular piece of aluminum is 7.60 0.01 cm long and 1.90 0.01 cm wide, (a) Find the area of...Problem 1.55P:
As you eat your way through a bag of chocolate chip cookies, you observe that each cookie is a...Problem 1.57P:
BIO Estimate the number of atoms in your body. (Hint: Based on what you know about biology and...Problem 1.58P:
Two ropes in a vertical plane exert equal-magnitude forces on a hanging weight but pull with an...Problem 1.59P:
Two workers pull horizontally on a heavy box, but one pulls twice as hard as the other. The larger...Problem 1.60P:
Three horizontal ropes pull on a large stone stuck in the ground, producing the vector forces A,B,,...Problem 1.61P:
As noted in Exercise 1.26, a spelunker is surveying a cave. She follows a passage 180 m straight...Problem 1.62P:
Emergency Landing. A plane leaves the airport in Galisteo anti flies 170 km at 68.0 cast of north;...Problem 1.63P:
BIO Dislocated Shoulder. A patient with a dislocated shoulder is put into a traction apparatus as...Problem 1.64P:
A sailor in a small sailboat encounters shifting winds. She sails 2.00 km cast, next 3.50 km...Problem 1.65P:
You leave the airport in College Station and fly 23.0 km in a direction 34.0 south of cast. You then...Problem 1.66P:
On a training flight, a student pilot flies from Lincoln, Nebraska, to Clarinda, Iowa, next to St....Problem 1.67P:
As a test of orienteering skills, your physics class holds a contest in a large, open field. Each...Problem 1.68P:
Getting Back. An explorer in Antarctica leaves his shelter during a whiteout. He takes 40 steps...Problem 1.69P:
You are lost at night in a large, open field. Your GPS tells you that you are 122.0 m from your...Problem 1.70P:
A ship leaves the island of Guam and sails 285 km at 62.0 north of west. In which direction must it...Problem 1.71P:
BIO Bones and Muscles. A physical therapy patient has a forearm that weighs 20.5 N and lifts a...Problem 1.72P:
You decide to go to your favorite neighborhood restaurant. You leave your apartment, take the...Problem 1.73P:
While following a treasure map, you start at an old oak tree. You first walk 825 m directly south,...Problem 1.74P:
A fence post is 52.0 m from where you are standing, in a direction 37.0 north of east. A second...Problem 1.75P:
A dog in an open field runs 12.0 m cast and then 28.0 m in a direction 50.0 west of north. In what...Problem 1.76P:
Ricardo and Jane are standing under a tree in the middle of a pasture. An argument ensues, and they...Problem 1.77P:
You are camping with Joe and Karl. Since all three of you like your privacy, you dont pitch your...Problem 1.78P:
Bond Angle in Methane. In the methane molecule, CH4, each hydrogen atom is at a corner of a regular...Problem 1.79P:
Vectors A and B have scalar product 6.00, and their vector product has magnitude +9.00. What is the...Problem 1.80P:
A cube is placed so that one corner is at the origin and three edges are along the x-y-, and z-axes...Problem 1.81P:
Vector A has magnitude 12.0 m, and vector B has magnitude 16.0 m. The scalar product AB is 112.0 m2....Problem 1.83P:
The scalar product of vectors A and B is +48.0 m2. Vector A has magnitude 9.00 m and direction 28.0...Problem 1.84P:
Two vectors A and B have magnitudes A = 3.00 and B = 3.00. Their vector product is AB=5.00k+2.00i....Problem 1.85P:
You are given vectors A=5.0i6.5j and 3.5i7.0j. A third vector, C, lies in the xy-plane. Vector C is...Problem 1.87P:
DATA You are a team leader at a pharmaceutical company. Several technicians are preparing samples,...Problem 1.88P:
DATA You are a mechanical engineer working for a manufacturing company. Two forces, F1 and F2, act...Problem 1.89CP:
DATA Navigating in the Solar System. The Mars Polar Lander spacecraft was launched on January 3....Problem 1.90PP:
Completed Pass. The football team at Enormous State University (ESU) uses vector displacements to...Problem 1.91PP:
Navigating in the Big Dipper. All of the stars of the Big Dipper (part of the constellation Ursa...Problem 1.92PP:
BIO CALCULATING LUNG VOLUME IN HUMANS. In humans, oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged in the...Browse All Chapters of This Textbook
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