TUTORIAL 1B

Q1: Write down the equivalent based quantity unit for each of the derived quantity below

a) Stress
b) Liquid Pressure
c) Work
d) Density
e) Acceleration
f) Momentum

[6 Mark]

Q2:

a) Find the diameter of the circle if the arc angle is 38.53 degree and with an arc length
of 7cm.

b) How much is the solid angle in steradian if the area of the same spherical dome is
100cm2 ?

[5 Mark]

Q3:

The speed of radio wave in the air is approximately 1 foot/ns, what is its speed in m/s?

[3 Mark]

Q4:

Ah Kau found that the total energy consumption of his air conditioner is 2kWh, how much
energy it consumes Joule?

[3 Mark]

Q5:

Muthu’s taman consume 2×108Wh of electrical energy each year, write the energy unit
accompany with the “Tera” prefix.

[3 Mark]

Q6:

Write the dimensional formula for the physical quantity below

a) Speed
b) Volume

[2 Mark]
Q7:

Fatimah did her experiment and summarize the relationship of her experimental
parameter into a formular as below

You are requested to prove the dimensional validity for the equation. Show all the steps
in your dimensional analysis.

[3 Mark]

Q8:

Mina want to sell her wedding jewelry (gold chain). She weights the gold chain using an
electronic balance repeatedly before send it to the pawnshop. What kind of error she
intended to minimize?

[1 Mark]

Q9:

A voltmeter is quoted by the manufacturer as having an accuracy of ±2% full-scale

deflection on the 0 to 20V scale. What will the error be in a reading of 5.3V on that scale?

[2 Mark]

Q10:

How many significant figure(s) for the number below?

1050.0

[1 Mark]

Q11:

What are the force components of the weight acting at right angles to the incline (Fa) and
along the incline (Fb) as in the figure below?

[4 Mark]
Q12:

A bus moving at a speed of 23 m/s and brake slowly with a uniform deceleration of 4 m/s2.
How long will the bus take to the rest?

[3 Mark]

Q13:

A box of goods slides down from the truck to floor via a frictionless slide as shown in figure
below. If the height of the truck is 3.5 m and is inclined at 25° to the floor, what will be
the time taken and velocity of the box upon reaching the floor? [Given that g = 9.81m/s2]

[8 Mark]

Q14:

A 5 kg box slides down a frictionless inclined surface at 40° with respect to ground as
shown in figure below. Find the box’s acceleration, a, and the magnitude of normal
reaction, |R|, exerted by that inclined surface on the box. [Given that g = 9.81m/s2]

[8 Mark]

Q15:

A 1.5 kg of coconut falling from a coconut tree to the ground at an acceleration of 2 m/s2.
Determine the upward force which resisting its motion. [Given that g = 9.81m/s2]

[3 Mark]