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Physics 2010, Fall 2019

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Orest Symko
HW1 (Homework) University of Utah

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1. 2/2 points Previous Answers CJ10 1.P.001.GO. My Notes

A student sees a newspaper ad for an apartment that has 1345 square feet (ft2) of floor space. How
many square meters of area are there?
Area of apartment = 124.94 m2 GO Tutorial

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2. 2/2 points Previous Answers CJ10 1.P.004. My Notes

Suppose a man's scalp hair grows at a rate of 0.34 mm per day. What is this growth rate in yards per
year?
0.136 yards/year

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3. 2/2 points Previous Answers CJ10 1.P.006. My Notes

1
Consider the equation v = zxt2. The dimensions of the variables v, x, and t are [L]/[T], [L], and [T],
4
respectively. The numerical factor 4 is dimensionless. What must be the dimensions of the variable z,
such that both sides of the equation have the same dimensions? (Use the following as necessary: [L],
[T].)
$$1[T]3

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4. 2/2 points Previous Answers CJ10 1.P.010. My Notes

A partly full paint can has 0.72 U.S. gallons of paint left in it.

(a) What is the volume of the paint in cubic meters?

.0027 m3

(b) If all the remaining paint is used to coat a wall evenly (wall area = 12 m2), how thick is the
layer of wet paint? Give your answer in meters.
2.25e-4 m

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Section 1.3

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5. 2/2 points Previous Answers CJ10 1.P.014. My Notes

A hill that has a 34.6% grade is one that rises 34.6 m vertically for every 100.0 m of distance in the
horizontal direction. At what angle is such a hill inclined above the horizontal?
19.1 °

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6. 2/2 points Previous Answers CJ10 1.P.015.GO. My Notes

The corners of a square lie on a circle of diameter D = 0.30 m. The side of the square has a length L.
Find L.
L = .212 m GO Tutorial

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7. 2/2 points Previous Answers CJ10 1.P.019. My Notes

The drawing shows sodium and chloride ions positioned at the corners of a cube that is part of the
crystal structure of sodium chloride (common table salt). The edges of the cube are each 0.281 nm
(1 nm = 1 nanometer = 10−9 m) in length. What is the value of the angle θ the in the drawing?
35.2 °

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8. 2/2 points Previous Answers CJ10 1.P.020. My Notes

A person standing at the edge of the water and looking out at the ocean (see the drawing). The height of
the person's eyes above the water is h = 1.2 m, and the radius of the earth is R = 6.38 106 m.

(a) How far is it to the horizon? In other words, what is the distance d from the person's eyes to
the horizon? (Note: At the horizon the angle between the line of sight and the radius of the earth
is 90°.)
3913 m

(b) Express this distance in miles.

2.42 miles

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9. 2/2 points Previous Answers CJ10 1.P.024. My Notes

A force vector 1 points due east and has a magnitude of 345 newtons. A second force 2 is added to

1. The resultant of the two vectors has a magnitude of 620 newtons and points along the east/west line.

Find the magnitude and direction of 2. (Enter your answers from smallest to largest.)

smallest magnitude 275 N

direction due east
largest magnitude 965 N
direction due west

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10. 2/2 points Previous Answers CJ10 1.P.027. My Notes

Two bicyclists, starting at the same place, are riding toward the same campground by two different
routes. One cyclist rides 1300 m due east and then turns due north and travels another 1430 m before
reaching the campground. The second cyclist starts out by heading due north for 2020 m and then turns
and heads directly toward the campground.

(a) At the turning point, how far is the second cyclist from the campground?
1427 m

(b) In what direction (measured relative to due east) must the second cyclist head during the
last part of the trip?
24.4 ° south of east

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