Estimate the order of magnitude of the length, in meters, of each of the following: (a) a mouse, (b) a pool cue, (c) a basketball court, (d) an elephant, (e) a city block.

Q: The speed, v, of an object is given by the equation v = At - Bt, where t refers to time. What are…

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Q: Estimate the order of magnitude of the length, in meters, of each of the following.

A: to estimate : The order of magnitude of length in meters for a pool cue

Q: A U.S. gallon is a volume of 3.78 liters, where 1000 liters = 1000 L = 1 m3 .How many gallons would…

A: Given data:  Height of the cylinder (H) = 2.00 m Radius (R) = 0.500 m 1 gallon = 3.78 L 1 m3 = 1000…

Q: Compute the following numbers to three significant figures.a. 33.3 x 25.4                 b. 33.3 -…

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Q: Solve the following conversion problems, using the basic fact 1 in. = 2.54 cm in each case:  A…

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Q: The volume of liquid flowing per second is called the volume flow rate Q and has the dimensions of…

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Q: A certain corner of a room is selected as the origin of a rectangular coordinate system. If a fly is…

A: With the help of Pythagorean theorem, the location of the fly can be determined by calculating the…

Q: How can magnitude be calculated in a physics problem?

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Q: You can use known quantities to determine an approximate measurement of unknown quantities. If your…

A: 1 hand = 10 cm

Q: 11. A traditional unit of length in Japan is the ken, where 1 ken =1.97 m. What are the ratios of:…

A: Given :    1 ken = 1.97 m    Height, h = 5.50 kens = 10.835 m    Radius, r = 3 kens = 5.91 m…

Q: If equation F = m.g + A.m is assumed to be dimensionally correct, then dimension of quantity A will…

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Q: American football is played on a 100-yd-long field,excluding the end zones. How long is the field in…

A: Given:  d = 100 yard

Q: Consider the physical quantities m, s, v, a, and t with dimensions [m] = M, [s] = L, [v] = LT–1, [a]…

A: Using dimension analysis,   Dimension of L.H.S = Dimension of R.H.S

Q: The left side of an equation has dimensions of length and theright side has dimensions of length…

A: For an equation to be valid, the dimensions of the physical quantities have to be same on both sides…

Q: Can you approximate the height of one of the buildings on your campus, or in your neighborhood? Let…

A: Height of a building

Q: In a situation in which data are known to three significant digits, we write 6.379 m = 6.38 m and…

A: Logarithmic scale is used to find the order of magnitude.

Q: Find the dimensions of the quantity in the equation, h An 2n/ 2m(Uo - En) : O L O L·T O L·M/T2 O M O…

A: ∧n = h2π2m(Uo-En)where h is the planck's constant Uo and En are the energies m is the mass

Q: In a certain right triangle, the two sides that are perpendicular to each other are 4.50 m and 6.10…

A: According to Pythagoras theorem, the length of the third side of the triangle is c=a2+b2

Q: A figure skater glides along a circular path of radius 4.60 m. If she coasts around one half of the…

A: The displacement travelled by the skater from the starting location is equal to the diameter of the…

Q: Two vectors in polar coordinates (R, θ) are given by
 V1 = (5.0, 125°) and V2 = (4.0, 260°). Find…

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Q: How many years will it take to occupy the computer's hard drive that can store data of 82 gigabytes…

A: Solution: Given the amount of data = 82 gigabytes = 82x109 bytes. Also given, 1 byte = 1 character.…

Q: A surveyor measures the distance across a straight river by the following method: Starting directly…

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Q: A figure skater glides along a circular path of radius 2.90 m. If she coasts around one half of the…

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Q: You want to calculate the area of your dorm room which is in a rectangular shape. You measure the…

A: Measurement is the process of determining a number that represents the quantity of something. The…

Q: Give an order-of-magnitude estimate for the length in metersof the following: (a) a person; (b) a…

A: The average height of a typical person is around 1.80 m.   Thus, the order of magnitude in meters to…

Q: The path of a baseball after being hit is modeled by f(x) = −0.007x2 + x + 4, where f(x) is the…

A: The baseball’s path can be described as, Here, x denotes the horizontal distance.

Q: A unit of area often used in measuring land areas is the hectare, defined as 104 m2. An open-pit…

A: We know,

Q: ven the technical description of a triangular lot. Compute the area and perimet lot. LENGTH (m) LINE…

A: Perimeter of triangle = a + b + c

Q: A miner in the underground tunnel walks 59 m due East, 115 m due South and 83 m due West. What was…

A: In the given question, given that a miner walks 59m due east, 115m due south and 83m due west in the…

Q: A surveyor measures the distance across a straight river by thefollowing method: starting directly…

A: Given:θ = 35.0° x = 1.00 x 102 m

Q: Each of the following equations was given by a student during an examination 1/2 mv^2=1/2…

A: 1) The equation is given as, Here, v0 and v denotes the initial and the final velocity, g denotes…

Q: A rectangular airstrip measures 32.30 m by 210 m, with the width measured more accurately than the…

A: Given, A rectangular strip measures 32.30 m  by 210 m . The width is measured more accurately than…

Q: American football is played on a 100-yd-long field, excluding the end zones. How long is the field…

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Q: Consider the equation v= The dimensions of the variables v, x, and t are [L]/[T], [L], and [T],…

A: GivenV=13Zxt2Dimension of V=LTx=Lt=T3 is dimensionless

Q: A spelunker is surveying a cave. She follows a passage 180 mm straight west, then 290 mm in a…

A: The diagram of the given problem can be made as follows:

Q: Question 1.1: Express the following quantities in prefixes: (a) (b) (c) 3 x 10 4m 5 x 10-5s 72 x…

A: (a) 3 x 10-4 m is expressed in prefix as, =3×10-4 m=3×10-1×10-3 m=310×10-3 m=0.3×10-3 m×103 mm1…

Q: Starting with the definition that 1.00 in. = 2.54 cm, find the number of kilometers in 3.107 miles,…

A: Given data,           1.00 inch = 2.54 cm.   By using general conversion, convert the units…

Q: A jet airplane reaches 875. km/h on a certain flight. How long does it take to cover 246. m? Set the…

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Q: Must two physical quantities have the same dimensions if you are subtracting them? Select one O True…

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Q: Which numbers are exact (and therefore have an unlimited number of significant figures)?

A: Exact numbers are the numbers that are used to count not measure. Exact numbers have infinite…

Q: If Vx = 7.90 units and Vy = -6.20 units, determine (a)the magnitude and (b)direction of V⃗

A: Consider the situation in the diagram below.

Q: Given 3 vectors: Vector 1 is 500N at 300, Vector 2 is 300N at 1500 and Vector 3 is 400N at 2700,…

A: Given: Magnitude of Vector 1 = 500 N , Angle of Vector 1 = 30o Magnitude of Vector 2 = 200 N , Angle…

Q: Evaluate cach of the following to three significant figures and express cach answer in SI units…

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Q: Which of the following statements is correct? OAf an equation.is dimensionally correct it must be…

A: For am equation to be correct, the RHS and LHS of an equation should have same dimension. But not…

Q: Perform the following multiplication and division calculations. Give a final answe with the correct…

A: a) The multiplication of figures would be 0.1184×8.00×0.0345=0.0326784

Q: In the equation, C, = pgy+0.5pC,), if y is distance, g is gravitational acceleration, p density and…

A: For the equation C1=ρgy+0.5ρC22 to be dimensionally correct, each term in the equation must have the…

Q: A hiker walks 35 km east and then 20km south in a day. Find the hikers resultant displacement

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Scalars and Vectors

Scalars and Vectors are the classification of physical quantities that are used to denote various terms in physics.