Physics Lab Report 1

BICOL STATE COLLEGE OF APPLIED SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY
Peñafrancia Avenue, Naga City

College of Engineering
Physics for Engineers (Laboratory)
1st Semester (A/Y 2023 - 2024)
MECHANICS
Physics and Measurements
Laboratory Report 1
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Members:
ASUNCION, Francisco Luis

BERMAL, Floyd M.
DE VILLA, Nazer
FERNANDO, John Christnard R.
IGNACIO, Aleen
QUINDOZA, John Rey
Instructor:
Engr. Axel M. Gayondato
I. INTRODUCTION
The essence of this experiment revolves around the fundamental principles of physics and the
precision of measurements. The major goal of this laboratory study is to determine the resulting
displacement using two unique approaches: the graphical way, which includes creating a polygon, and
the analytical method, which requires breaking down the vectors into each of their components.
To embark on this journey of discovery, we begin by establishing three unique displacements,

each characterized by its own direction and specific measurements. These carefully chosen
displacements serve as the building blocks of our activity.
We use a systematic method to analyze the complicated interaction of these displacements

and their accumulated effect. We draw a scaled illustration of these three vectors, paying great
attention to their directions and magnitudes. This illustration is a visual tool that helps us understand
the geometric complications involved in combining these vectors to determine the resultant
displacement.
Through this comprehensive experiment, we aim to deepen our understanding of the

principles of physics and hone our skills in precise measurements. The resultant displacement, which
we will calculate using both graphical and analytical methods, is a critical step in our academic
journey.
II. EXPERIMENT DESCRIPTION

A. Materials and Equipment:
● Plastic rope
● Compass
● Ruler
● Graphing paper
● Protractor
B. Procedures
1. Select and set a reference starting point for this experiment.
2. From your reference point, measure 0.40 m northeast. Set as displacement 1.
3. From the endpoint of displacement 1, measure 0.50 m, north of west. Set as
displacement 2.
4. From displacement 2, measure 0.45 m due south and set as displacement 3.
5. Sketch roughly to scale the three vectors and the resultant.
6. Calculate your resultant displacement using polygon (graphical) and
component (analytical) methods.
III. DATA
Displacement Data Sheets:
A. Parallelogram Method: R = D1 + D2 + D3
Resultant Graphical Result Field Result % Difference
Magnitude 0.214m 0.235 m 9.35%
Direction 29° 41’ 40.14” 31° 4.30%
B. Component Method: R = D1 + D2 + D3
Resultant Analytical Result Field Result % Difference
Magnitude 0.2141021642m 0.235 m 9.31%
Direction 29° 41’ 40.14” 31° 4.30%
% Difference =
¿ measured value 1−measured value2∨ ¿ ¿
(measured value 1+ measured value 2)/2 ×100 %
IV. RESULT
A. FIELD RESULT
d 1=40 cm→ 0. 4 m, 40°
d 2=50 cm → 0.5 m, 170°
d 3=45 cm→ 0.45 m , 90°
For Magnitude: R= 23.5 cm à 0.235 m
Direction = Θ=31°
B. ANALYTICAL RESULT
Formula:
❑
V x =Vcos Θ V y =Vsin Θ ∑ ❑V x =V x1 +V x2 +V x 3
❑
❑
R = √¿¿ ∑
❑
❑V y =V y 1+ V y 2+V y 3
( )
❑
−1
∑
❑
❑V y
Θ = tan ❑
∑
❑
❑V x
Solution:
V x1=0.4 cos 40° = 0.3064177772 m
V y 1=0.4 sin 40° = 0.2571150439 m
V x2=0.5 cos 170° = -0.4924038765 m
V y 2=0.5 sin 170 ° = 0.8682408883 m
V x3 =0.45 cos 90 ° = 0 m
V y 3=−0.45 sin 90° = -0.45 m
❑ ❑
∑
❑
❑V x =0. 3064177772−0.4924038765+ 0 à ∑
❑
❑V x = -0.1859860993 cm
❑ ❑
∑
❑
❑V y =0. 2571150439+0. 8682408883−0.45 à ∑
❑
❑V y = -0.1060608673 cm
Magnitude:
R = √¿ ¿
R = √¿¿
R = 0.2141021642 m
Direction:
( )
❑
−1
∑
❑
❑V y
Θ = tan ❑
∑
❑
❑V x
Θ = tan
−1
( −0.1060608673
−0.1859860993 )
Θ = 29.69448367 or 29° 41’ 40.14”
D. GRAPHING
V. CONCLUSION
A. Based on our experiment, there’s only a small difference in the result between the
computation of the component method and the polygon method. However, this small
difference can determine which one is really more accurate. To make a long story
short, the component method is more accurate because of the smaller error that it
produces compared to the polygon method after making the measured value the basis
for finding the error.
B. In our activity, we used two methods for adding vectors. The first is the
component method. This method is more precise than the graphical method, and it can
be used to add vectors of any dimension. However, this method can be more difficult
to understand than the graphical method, and it can be tedious to add vectors with
many components.
The other one is the graphical method. By using this, we can easily visualize the
situation that we are trying to work on. However, it may also have a disadvantage if
the vectors are not drawn to scale, which may result in an inaccurate calculation.

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BICOL STATE COLLEGE OF APPLIED SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY

Peñafrancia Avenue, Naga City

ASUNCION, Francisco Luis

To embark on this journey of discovery, we begin by establishing three unique displacements,

We use a systematic method to analyze the complicated interaction of these displacements

Through this comprehensive experiment, we aim to deepen our understanding of the

II. EXPERIMENT DESCRIPTION

Resultant Graphical Result Field Result % Difference

Magnitude 0.214m 0.235 m 9.35%

Direction 29° 41’ 40.14” 31° 4.30%

Resultant Analytical Result Field Result % Difference

Magnitude 0.2141021642m 0.235 m 9.31%

Direction 29° 41’ 40.14” 31° 4.30%

d 1=40 cm→ 0. 4 m, 40°

d 2=50 cm → 0.5 m, 170°

d 3=45 cm→ 0.45 m , 90°

For Magnitude: R= 23.5 cm à 0.235 m

V x1=0.4 cos 40° = 0.3064177772 m

V y 1=0.4 sin 40° = 0.2571150439 m

V x2=0.5 cos 170° = -0.4924038765 m

V y 2=0.5 sin 170 ° = 0.8682408883 m

V y 3=−0.45 sin 90° = -0.45 m

Θ = 29.69448367 or 29° 41’ 40.14”

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