Answer Keys - Chapter 1- AHM 1203

April 15, 2022

1. Complete the following table

Physical Quantity SI Units Dimensions
Length m L
Time s T
L
Speed (v ) m/s T
L
Velocity (v ) m/s T
L
Acceleration (a) m{s2 T2
Area (A) = Length ˆ Length m2 L2
Volume (V) = Length ˆ Length ˆ Length m3 L3
M.L
Force F = mass ˆ acceleration kg.m{s2 T2
mass 3 M
Density ρ “ volume kg{m L3
M.L
Momentum = mass ˆ velocity kg.m{s T

2. Check if the following equations are correct or not by using dimensional

analysis.

(a) x “ vo t ` 12 at2 . x: distance, vo : initial speed a : acceleration, t:

time

L L
L“ .T ` 2 .T 2
T T
L“L`L
The equation is correct.
 (b) vf2 “ vo2 ` 2ax
L2 L2 L
“ ` .L
T2 T2 T2

L2 L2 L2
“ 2` 2
T2 T T
The equation is correct.
(c) x “ 8s ` 12 at2 . x: distance , a: acceleration t: time.

L 2
L“T` .T
T2

L“T `L
The equation is incorrect.
(d) x “ 8 meter ` 21 at2

L 2
L“L` .T
T2
L“L`L
The equation is correct.

3. Answer the following questions:

Hint :
1 mile = 1609 m = 1.609 km.
1 m = 3.28 ft.
1 hr = 60 min = 3600 s.
1 kg = 1000 gram

(a) Convert 2.37 km to meters:

1000m
2.37
km

ˆ  “ 2.37 ˆ 1000m “ 2370m
1
km
(b) Convert 210 mile to km:

1.609km
210
mile
 ˆ “ 210 ˆ 1.609km “ 337.89km
1mile


(c) Convert 33 m to feet:

3.28f t
33
m
ˆ “ 33 ˆ 3.28f t “ 108.24f t
1
m


(d) A train is traveling at the speed of 300 km{h. What is its speed in
m{s?

km


 1000m 1h 300 ˆ 1000m
300 ˆ ˆ “ “ 83.33m{s
h
 1
km
 3600s 3600s
(e) A car is traveling at the speed of 20 m{s. What is its speed in km{hr?

m

 1km 3600
s 20 ˆ 3600
20 ˆ ˆ “ “ 72km{hr
s
 1000
m
 1h 1000
(f) A car is travelling at a speed of 38 m{s. Is the driver exceeding the
speed limit of 80 mi{h

m

 1mile 3600
s 38 ˆ 3600
38 ˆ ˆ “ “ 85.0217mi{h.
s
 1609
m
 1h 1609
(g) The area of a wall is found to be 14 m2 . How many cm2 is this area?

1cm2 14
m2 ˆ
14 2
“ cm2 “ 14 ˆ 104 cm2 “ 140, 000.0cm2
10´4
m 10´4

(h) How many cubic centimeters are there in 8 cubic meters?

1cm3 8
m3 ˆ
8 3
“ cm3 “ 8 ˆ 106 cm3 “ 8, 000, 000.0cm3
10 
´6 m 10´6
 (i) Change a volume of 0.4 m3 to cm3 .

1cm3 0.4
m3 ˆ
0.4 3
“ cm3 “ 0.4 ˆ 106 cm3 “ 400, 000.0cm3
10 
´6 m 10 ´6

(j) Air has a density of 1.3 kg{m3 under standard conditions. What is its
density in g{cm3 ?

kg 1000g 10´6 m3

1.3 3 ˆ ˆ 3
“ 1.3ˆ1000ˆ10´6 “ 1.3ˆ10´3 “ 0.0013g{cm3
m
 1kg 1cm

(k) Density of copper is 8.92 g{cm3 . Change it to kg{m3 .

g 1kg 3
cm
1

8.92
8.92 3 ˆ ˆ ´6 3 “ “ 8.92 ˆ 103 “ 8920kg{m3
cm
 1000g 10 m 1000 ˆ 10 ´6

4. Answer the following questions by checking the right answer, true (T) or
false (F).

(a) Length is a basic quantity in the SI system of units. (T)

(b) Any relationship can be correct only if the dimensions on both sides of
the equation are not the same. (F)
(c) The standard unit of Time in the SI system of units is Second (T)
(d) The SI unit of density is kg{m3 . (T)
(e) The standard unit of mass in the SI system of units is the kilogram
(kg). (T)
(f) A unit of acceleration in the British system of units is f t{sec2 . (T).
(g) The standard unit of length in the SI system of units is the kilogram
(kg). (F)
 (h) Time is a basic quantity in the SI system of units. (T)
(i) 10´9 m is equivalent to 1 micrometer pµmq. (F)
(j) 106 is equivalent to 1 Mega ( 1M ). (T)
(k) 10´6 m is equivalent to 1 micrometer (µm). (T)
(l) 3000 = 3 kilo. (T)

5. Express the following quantities using the SI prefixes.

(a) 14 ˆ 10´4 m = 1400 ˆ 10´6 m = 1400µm .

(b) 72 ˆ 102 g =7.2 ˆ 103 g = 7.2 kg.
(c) 5 ˆ 10´7 Hz = 0.5 ˆ 10´6 Hz= 0.5 µHz.
(d) 5 ˆ 10´5 s= 50 ˆ 10´6 s = 50 µs.
(e) 4, 000, 000, 000 Hz = 4 ˆ 109 Hz = 4 GHz.
(f) 6, 000, 000 volts = 6 ˆ 106 volts = 6 Mvolts.