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Saint Columban College

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ACTIVITY NO. 1

Part I.
Find the percent of uncertainty of the measurements shown below. Show your solutions.
1. 345 ± 3.4 𝑐𝑚
2. 890 ± 5.6 𝑘𝑔
3. 55 ± 2.3 𝑁
4. The measurement between 150 and 170.
5. The measurement between 72 and 88.
Part II. Home activity.
FINDING THE DIAMETER
The images shown below is the obverse and reverse design of the new 10-peso coin. It has an
exact diameter of 27 mm. For today’s activity, you are tasked to measure the diameter of a 10-
peso coin repeatedly using a ruler. Record the values obtained in Table 1 and answer the follow
up questions and problems.
(The diameter is the line through the center of a 10-peso coin that touches two points on the
edge.)
Obverse Reverse
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Table 1 Diameter of a 10-peso coin

Trial No. Diameter (𝑚𝑚)

1
2
3
4
5

1. Calculate the average diameter of a 10-peso coin from your recorded measurements.
𝑇𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑙 1+𝑇𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑙 2+𝑇𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑙 3+𝑇𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑙 4+𝑇𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑙 5
Formula: 𝐴𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟 = 5

2. Calculate the percentage error of your calculated average diameter of a 10-peso coin.
𝐶𝑎𝑙𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟−𝐸𝑥𝑎𝑐𝑡 𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟
Formula: 𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝑒𝑟𝑟𝑜𝑟 = ( ) × 100%
𝐸𝑥𝑎𝑐𝑡 𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟

3. Is your calculated average diameter accurate and precise? Why?

(Percentage error below 5% → high accuracy)
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ACTIVITY NO. 2

Direction: Answer the following questions and problems below. Show your solutions.

1. How do you write the following numbers in scientific notation or power-of-ten notation?

a. 0.0085

b. 1,560,000

c. 100,000,000,000

d. 0.000042

e. 3,800

f. 0.000007

g. 9,100,000

h. 0.000000025

i. 3,141,000,000

j. 0.0056

2. Multiply 2.4 × 108 and 3.4 × 103 , and express your answer in scientific notation.

3. Divide 900,000,000 by 0.0045, and express your answer in scientific notation.

4. Calculate the value of the following, an express the answer in scientific notation.
8,000,000×0.002
a. 0.0004

(2.2×102)(8,200)
b. (20)(0.40)

3,200,000×0.4
c.
90

1,000,000×0.07
d. 5×0.84

(5.6×106)(0.20)
e. (8)(0.004)
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ACTIVITY NO. 3

Part I. Adding Vector Quantities

Direction: Calculate the resultant vector of the following using analytical and graphical method.

Show your solutions.

1. Lynna was observing an ant that crawled along a tabletop. With a piece of chalk, he

followed its path. He determined the ant’s displacement by using a ruler and a protractor.

The displacements were as follows: 5 cm east; 4 cm north, 5 cm west. Find the resultant

vector.

2. A plane is flying due north at 200 𝑚⁄𝑠 is blown by a strong wind at 400 𝑚⁄𝑠 due east.

What is the plane’s resultant velocity?

3. A ship is going north with a speed of 80 𝑚⁄𝑠 . The waves going 110 𝑚⁄𝑠 west is

affecting the velocity of the ship. Find the resultant velocity of the ship.

4. Find the resultant of a vector 50 𝑚⁄𝑠 south and a vector 30 𝑚⁄𝑠 west.

5. Calculate the resultant of a vector 4 𝑚 north and a vector 5 𝑚 east.

Part II. Unit Vectors

1. Four coplanar vectors are expressed with respect to the 𝑥 and 𝑦 𝑎𝑥𝑒𝑠 as:

𝐴 = 3𝑖̂ + 4𝑗̂

𝐵 = 6𝑖̂ − 8𝑗̂

𝐶 = −3𝑖̂ − 𝑗̂

𝐷 = −5𝑗̂

Find vector 𝑅 which is the sum of these vectors.

2. Find the sum of these four vectors: 𝐴 = 9𝑗̂, 𝐵 = 5𝑖̂, 𝐶 = −3𝑗̂, and 𝐷 = −𝑖̂ + 7𝑗̂.

3. Given two vectors: 𝐴 = 2𝑖̂ + 6𝑗̂ and 𝐵 = 4𝑖̂ − 3𝑗̂. Find the resultant vector.
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ACTIVITY NO. 4

Part I. Problem Solving

Direction: Answer the following questions and problems below. Show your solutions.

1. A group of mountain climbers walked 5.7 𝑘𝑚 north from their camp, then walk 10 𝑘𝑚
more to the east. (a) What was the total distance walked by the mountain climbers? (b)
Determine the total displacement from the starting point.
2. Anna walked 12 𝑘𝑚 north, 15 𝑘𝑚 south, and then walk 12 𝑘𝑚 west. What is the total
distance Anna traveled? What is her total displacement?
3. A body is moving at a uniform speed travels a distance of 120 𝑚⁄𝑠 in 10 𝑠. Find its
average speed.
4. Find the distance traveled by a boat in 8 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑠 if it is moving at a uniform speed of
20 𝑚⁄𝑠.
5. Calculate the acceleration of a car if it changes velocity from 10 𝑚⁄𝑠 to 15 𝑚⁄𝑠 in
2 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑠.

Part II. Graphical Representation of Motion

1. Given the following 𝑣𝑡 graphs, which represents (a) a constant speed, (b) an accelerating
body, and (c) a body at rest?

𝑣 𝑣 𝑣

𝑡 𝑡 𝑡

2. Give a sketch of the 𝑑 𝑣𝑠. 𝑡 graph representing the following:

a. A body at rest
b. A body at constant velocity
c. An accelerating body

Part III.

𝑣=0 𝑣 = 2 𝑚⁄𝑠 𝑣 = 4 𝑚⁄𝑠 𝑣 = 6 𝑚⁄𝑠

𝑡=0 𝑡 =1𝑠 𝑡=2𝑠 𝑡 =3𝑠

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a. Find the acceleration of the object between 𝑡 = 2 𝑠 to 𝑡 = 3 𝑠.

b. Find the acceleration from 𝑡 = 1 𝑠 to 𝑡 = 3 𝑠.