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• Physics 2, Minor, Su10, Summer 1 2010
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Simplify.
(xk)(x8)
k+8
x1
Perform the following calculations to the correct number of decimal places and significant
figures. Use
a=1.22
b=0.21
.26
a*b= 1
.044
2
b= 2
5.8
a/b= 3
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Newton's law of universal gravitation is represented by the following formula, where F is the
gravitational force, M and m are masses, and r is a length.
Force has the SI units kg·m/s2. What are the SI units of the proportionality constant G? (Use m,
kg, and s as appropriate.)
(m^3)/(kg*s^2)
A fisherman catches two striped bass. The smaller of the two has a measured length of 90.45 cm
(two decimal places, four significant figures), and the larger fish has a measured length of 145.6
cm (one decimal place, four significant figures). What is the total length of fish caught for the
day? (Enter your answer to the correct number of digits.)
236.1
1 cm
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1 m/s
2 m/s
3 m/s
Carry out the following arithmetic operations. (Enter your answer to the correct number of
significant figures.)
(a) the sum of the measured values 885, 37.0, 0.55, and 8.0
931
Using your calculator, find, in scientific notation with appropriate rounding, the value of each of
the following.
(a) (2.56 104) (6.314 109) / (5.37 104)
3.01E9
A woman earns 10% more than her husband. Together they make $53,130 per year. What is the
husband's annual salary?
2.53E4
$1
Helen earns $7.50 an hour at her job, but if she works more than 35 hours in a week, she is paid
1
1
2
times her regular salary for the overtime hours worked. One week her gross pay was $296.25.
How many overtime hours did she work that week?
3.0
1 hr
A father is four times as old as his daughter. In 7 years, he will be three times as old as she is.
How old is the daughter now?
14
1 years old
A pasture is twice as long as it is wide. Its area is 88,200 ft2. How wide is the pasture?
210
1 ft
A jeweler has 4 rings, each weighing 8 g, made of an alloy of 10% silver and 90% gold. She
decides to melt down the rings and add enough silver to reduce the gold content to 80%. How
much silver should she add?
4
1 g
Stan and Hilda can mow the lawn in 20 min if they work together. If Hilda works twice as fast as
Stan, how long does it take Stan to mow the lawn alone?
60
1 min
This problem is taken from a Chinese mathematics textbook called Chui-chang suan-shu, or
Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art, which was written about 250 B.C.
A 15-ft-long stem of bamboo is broken in such a way that its tip touches the ground 3 ft from the
base of the stem, as shown in the figure. What is the height of the break? [Hint: Use the
Pythagorean Theorem.]
7.2
1 ft
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0.0028
2
2
51.800
5
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