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Problem Set 1 - Physics

The document contains a series of physics homework problems focused on units, measurements, and motion in one dimension. It includes calculations for the area of a circle, speed conversions, significant figures, average speed and velocity, and equations of motion. Each problem requires the application of formulas and concepts related to kinematics and measurements.

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Problem Set 1 - Physics

The document contains a series of physics homework problems focused on units, measurements, and motion in one dimension. It includes calculations for the area of a circle, speed conversions, significant figures, average speed and velocity, and equations of motion. Each problem requires the application of formulas and concepts related to kinematics and measurements.

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Homework #1

Units 1 & 2
Units, Measurements and Motion in 1 Dimension
Problem 1
A circle has a diameter of 3.422 cm.

What is the area of the circle in cm2?

Note: it is always okay to look up formulas or unit conversions that you


can’t remember during homework, just make sure they are the correct
formulas or unit conversions
Problem 2
A car travels with an average speed of sav = 85 mi/hr.

a) Express this speed in km/hr.

b) Express this speed in km/s.

c) Express this speed in m/s.


Problem 3
Answer the following computations with the appropriate number of
significant figures and using SI units.
a) How would you write d = 8.20000 mm to 3 significant digits?

b) (15 kg)•(9.81 m/s2) = ?

c) 15.6 cm - 2.6 mm = ?
Problem 4
The car shown in the figure is moving towards the left, which is the
negative x direction. It travels 87.2m during a time interval of 8.38s.

a) What is the car’s average speed, in meters per second, during the
time interval?

b) What is the value of the x component of the car’s average velocity,


in meters per second, during the given time interval?
Problem 5
A particle’s position along the x-axis is described by the function

x(t) = A t + B t2,

where t is in seconds, x is in meters, and the constants A and B are given as:
A = -4.9 m/s
B = 2.9 m/s2

a) Enter an expression, in terms of A, B, and t, for the velocity of the


particle as a function of time.

b) At what time, in seconds, is the particle’s velocity zero?


Problem 6
The position of a particle changes linearly with time according to the
following equation: ℎ 𝑡𝑡 = 1.1𝑚𝑚/𝑠𝑠 𝑡𝑡 + 5.4𝑚𝑚/𝑠𝑠

Find the speed of the particle in meters per second.


Problem 7
A particle moves along the x-axis as
shown in the figure.

a) Draw a graph of what the velocity of


the particle would be as a function
of time.

b) If the position function


2
is given as
𝑥𝑥 𝑡𝑡 = 𝑒𝑒 −(𝑡𝑡−3) where x is meters
and t is seconds, determine the
velocity of the particle as a function
of time.
Problem 8
The velocity versus time graph for the
motion of an object is shown in the figure.

Draw what the acceleration versus time


graph would look like for this object.

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