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    This document contains 15 problems related to vectors, units, measurement, and dimensional analysis. The problems cover a range of topics including: calculating distances and angles between vectors; applying principles like the triangle law of vector addition; determining dimensions of physical quantities in equations; using dimensional analysis to derive equations; and solving problems involving components of velocity.

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    Vectors, Units and Measurement Time :1.

    5 hr

    1. The quantity pi = 3.14159 is a number with no dimensions, since it is a ratio of two


    lengths. Describe two or three other geometrical or physical quantities that are
    dimensionless . [2]

    3. A fence post is 50.0 m from where you are standing, in a direction 30.0° north of east. A
    second fence post is due south from you. How far are you from the second post if the
    distance between the two posts is 65.0 m? [2]

    4. You are lost at night in a large, open field. Your GPS tells you that you are 120.0 m from
    your truck, in a direction 45.0° east of south. You walk 70.0 m due west along a ditch. How
    much farther, and in what direction, must you walk to reach your truck? [2]

    5. A physical therapy patient has a forearm that weighs 20.5 N and lifts a 112.0-N weight.
    These two forces are directed vertically downward. The only other significant forces on this
    forearm come from the biceps muscle (which acts perpendicular to the forearm) and the
    force at the elbow. If the biceps produces a pull of 232 N when the forearm is raised 60.0°
    above the horizontal, find the magnitude and direction of the force that the elbow exerts on
    the forearm. [3]

    6. By the method of admission , test the accuracy of the equation:

    7. The moon is observed from two diametrically opposite points A and B on Earth. The
    angle θ subtended at the moon by the two directions of observation is 1054′. Given the
    diameter of the Earth to be about 1.276 × 107 m, compute the distance of the moon from the
    Earth. [4]

    8. Write three differences between Accuracy and Precision. [3]

    9. State the principle of homgenity [2]

    10 .The length, breadth and thickness of a rectangular sheet of metal are 4.234 m, 1.005 m,
    and 2.01 cm respectively. Give the area and volume of the sheet to correct significant
    figures. [4]

    11 Find the angle between two vectors P & Q if resultant vector is given by R2=P2+ Q2 .

    12. Two Vectors A and B are inclined to each other at an angle ά .Using triangle law of
    vector addition ,find the magnitude and direction of their resultant. ( hint: Derivation) [3]

    13. Find the dimension of a/b in the equation : F= ax1/2 + bt2 , where F is force, x is
    distance.

    14. The velocity of a body which has fallen freely under gravity varies as ‘g’ , ‘h’.
    Determine the equation using dimensional analysis. [3]
    Vectors, Units and Measurement Time :1.5 hr

    15. One of the rectangular components of a velocity of 80 km/hr is 40 km/hr. Find the
    other component.

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