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Important rules for 1st secondary

  Important Rules of unit (1)


 

 Prefixes: 
Factor 10-12 10-9 10-6 10-3 10-2 103 106 109 1012

Prefix Pico Nano Micro Milli Cinti Kilo Mega Giga Tera
symbol 
P n m c K M G T
 

 Calculating errors: 
 
Absolute Error X = Xo  X  
X
Relative error r  
Xo
If the mathematical operator Total absolute error =
 
  Absolute error of the first
 
  +
Absolute error of the
second
If the mathematical operator Total Relative error =
 
  Relative error of the first
 
  +
  Relative error of the
 
second
 
 Vectors: 
Addition of vectors
1. Minimum value (A - B)
Range of resultant (net) vector 2. Maximum Value (A + B
A, B vectors in the same direction

Resultant = A+B

A, B vectors in opposite direction

Resultant = A-B

 
Important rules for 1st secondary

 
A, B vectors Perpendicular to each other

(A)2  (B)2

A, B vectors with angle between them

2  A 2  B 2  2 AB Cos120
Fnet

Product of vectors
 
Dot product A .  B = A B cos 
Scalar product
  
Cross product C  A .  B = A B sin  n
Vector product
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Notes for dot product and cross product:
   
1. A . B=B . A
   
2. But A ^ B =- B ^ A
   
3. A ^ B  B ^ A
 
4. A . B = 0 [if  = 90o when the two vectors are perpendicular to each other].
 
5. A ^ B = 0 [if  = 0 when the two vectors are parallel to each other].
 
 
Important rules for 1st secondary

Important Rules of unit (2)


 

Motion of a body
Total displacement
Average velocity =
Average velocity Total time
 
 
 
 
Equations of motion  
(applied on an  
object if the velocity  
changes)  
 
 
Equations of motion Vf =Vi +gt
(applied on object
D = Vi t + ½ gt2
moving upwards or
downwards) V2f = Vi 2 +2 (g d)
Projectiles
Maximum vertical (Viy )2
h
distance 2g
The time needed to (Viy )
reach the maximum t  
g
height
The time needed to
reach the maximum
horizontal distance
T=2t
(Range)
R  (ViX ) T
R  2(ViX ) t  
2(ViX )(Viy )
The Range R=  
g
2(Vi )2 Cos  Sin 
R
g
Mathematical
formula of Newton’s F0
1st law
Mathematical formula F1= -F2
of Newton’s 3rd t law
 

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