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Chapter 1
College Physics, 6th Edition
Wilson / Buffa / Lou
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Figure 1-1
The SI length standard: the meter
Figure 1-2a
The SI mass standard: the kilogram
Figure 1-3a
The SI time standard: the second
Figure 1-5
The liter and the kilogram
Figure 1-7
Comparison of some SI and British units
Figure 1-11
A flowchart for the suggested
problem-solving procedure
Figure 1-12
A helpful step in problem solving
Ex. 1.9 A closed cylindrical container
used to store materials from a
manufacturing process has an outside
radius of 50.0 cm and a height of 1.30 m.
What is the total outside surface area of
the container.?
Ex 1.9
SOH
CAH
TOA
Θ
Θ = tan-1 opp = tan -1 11 = 45 o
adj
11
Figure 1-13
A flower bed project
Ex 1.10 A gardener has a rectangular plot
measuring 3.0 m x 4.0 m. She wishes to use
half of this area to make a triangular flower bed.
a. Which one should she use?
b. In laying out the flower bed, the gardener
decides to use a right triangle. Wishing to line
the sides with rows of stones, she wants to
known the total length of the triangle sides and
the values of the acute angles of the triangle.
Figure 1-14
The area of a trapezoid
15.Is the equation for the area of a trapezoid A = ½ a(b1 + b2), where a is the height
and b1 and b2 are the bases dimensionally correct?
Figure 1-16
Speedometer readings
An automobile speedometer is shown
in Fig. 1.16.
(a) What would be the equivalent
scale readings( for each empty box) in
kilometers per hour?
(b) What would be the 70 mph speed limit
in kilometers per hour?
Figure 1-19
Noah and his ark
40.In the Bible, Noah is instructed to
build an ark 300 cubits long, 50.0
cubits wide, and 30.0 cubits high.
Historical records indicate a cubit is
equal to half a yard.
(a) What would be the dimensions of the
ark in meters?
(b) What would be the ark’s volume in
cubic meters?
61. Two chains of 1.0 m are used
to support a lamp as shown. The
distance between the two chains
along the ceiling is 1.0 m. What is the
vertical distance from the lamp to the
ceiling?
Figure 1-21
Support the lamp
Figure 1-22
Which black area is greater?
64. Which black region has the
greater area, the center ring or
the outer ring?
Figure 1-23
Measuring with lines of sight
72.A student wants to determine the
distance from the lakeshore to a
small island. He first draws a 50-m
line parallel to the shore. Then, he
goes to the ends of the line and
measure the angles of the lines of
sight from the island relative to the
line he has drawn. The angles are
30o and 40o. How far is the island
from the shore?
Table 1-1
The Seven Base Units of the SI
Table 1-2
Some Multiples and Prefixes for Metric Units
Table 1-3
Some Units of Common Quantities
Table 1-4
Types of Examples