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GP1 - Problem Set 1

This document is a problem set for a General Physics 1 course, divided into four parts: Significant Figures, Scientific Notation, Accuracy and Precision, and Vectors. Each part contains a series of questions designed to test students' understanding of these concepts. The problems range from identifying significant figures to calculating resultant vectors and evaluating accuracy in measurements.

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GP1 - Problem Set 1

This document is a problem set for a General Physics 1 course, divided into four parts: Significant Figures, Scientific Notation, Accuracy and Precision, and Vectors. Each part contains a series of questions designed to test students' understanding of these concepts. The problems range from identifying significant figures to calculating resultant vectors and evaluating accuracy in measurements.

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NAME: SECTION:

TEACHER: DATE:

GENERAL PHYSICS 1
PROBLEM SET 1
PART I. SIGNIFICANT FIGURES
1. How many significant figures are in the number 507,000
2. How many significant figures are in the number 0.00456?
3. How many significant figures are in the number 8.910?
4. How many significant figures are in the number 0.07080?
5. How many significant figures are in the number 12,300?

PART II: SCIENTIFIC NOTATION


1. Convert 450,000 to scientific notation.
2. Convert 3.2×10 ^−3 to standard form.
3. Convert 0.00056 to scientific notation.
4. Convert 7.89×10^2 to standard form.
5. Convert 9,870,000 to scientific notation.

PART III. ACCURACY AND PRECISION


1. A student measures the mass of a substance three times and records the following
values: 15.2 g, 15.3 g, and 15.1 g. If the true mass is 15.0 g, discuss the accuracy and
precision of the student's measurements.
2. You are using a stopwatch to time a 100-meter sprint. Your recorded times are 12.5
seconds, 12.6 seconds, and 12.4 seconds. The actual time taken was 12.3 seconds.
Evaluate the accuracy and precision of your timing.
3. Three students measure the length of a table and obtain the following results: 150.2
cm, 150.3 cm, and 150.1 cm. The true length of the table is 150.0 cm. Determine the
accuracy and precision of the students' measurements.
4. A length is measured as 9.8 cm with a true value of 10.0 cm. Calculate the relative
error.
5. The mass of an object is measured as 150.5 g with an accepted value of 150.0 g. What
is the relative error?

PART IV. VECTORS

1. Two vectors, A and B, are given as follows:


 Vector A has a magnitude of 5 units and points east.
 Vector B has a magnitude of 7 units and points north.
a. Calculate the magnitude of the resultant vector R.
b. Find the direction of the resultant vector R relative to the east direction.

2. A person walks in the following manner:


 3 km at an angle of 40° north of east
 5 km at an angle of 30° south of east
 2.5 km due west
 2 km at an angle of 160° with respect to x-axis
a. Calculate the net displacement from the starting point.
b. Determine the magnitude and direction of the displacement.
3. A boat is crossing a river. The boat's velocity relative to the water is 6 m/s to the east,
while the river flows south at 4 m/s.
a. Calculate the magnitude of the resultant velocity of the boat relative to the ground.
b. Find the direction of the resultant velocity relative to the east.

4. A plane flies 226 m/s west with a crosswind blowing 142 m/s north. What is the
resultant velocity of the plane?

5. Determine the magnitude, direction and position of the resultant for the following
vectors.

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