PHY094

SERWAY VUILLE, COLLEGE PHYSICS, 11TH EDITION

2019/2020

Tutorial 1
Chapter 1 [No. 1, 10, 22, 57, 59, 68, 71] &
Additional Question

Definition
Define:
1. meter
2. kilogram
3. second (time)
4. dimension

Conceptual questions
1. question 3, page 25
2. question 6, page 25
3. Can two vectors of unequal magnitude add up to give the zero vector? Can three
unequal vectors? Under what conditions?

Problems Chapter 1 (Page 26)

1.
10. (a) 22.6
(b) 22.7
(c)
22. (a) 2.37 x 107 cm
(b) 9.790 x 104 cm
(c) 8.8499 x 105 cm
(d) 6.0088 x 105 cm
57. (a) 5 units, -53o [show graphical method]
(b) 5 units , +53o [show graphical method]
59. Base on the graph, the result should be approximately 421 ft at 3o below the horizontal.
[show graphical technique]
68. 225 km, 83.9o N of E
71. 246 km at 21.3o W of N

Additional Question

1. a) i. Define a vector quantity

ii. Show that 𝑥 = 𝑥 + 𝑣 𝑡 + 𝛼𝑡 is dimensionally consistent. The quantities 𝑥
and 𝑥 are distances, 𝑣 is a velocity, and 𝛼 is acceleration.
b) Given two vectors 𝐴⃗ = 5𝑥 + 3𝑦 and 𝐵⃗ = 4𝑥 − 2𝑦.
Calculate the vector of (𝐴⃗ + 𝐵⃗) + (3𝐴⃗ − 𝐵⃗)
[Answer: 18𝑥 + 13𝑦]
(PHY094 September 2013)

PHY094 Sem I 2019/2020

1 Prepared by Noor Arda Adrina Daud,Nor Faridah Hanim Mat Junit,Hasnorhafiza Husni