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MultipleChoiceQuestions
1) Thefollowingconversionequivalentsaregiven:
1gal=231in3
1ft=12in
1min=60s
Apipedeliverswaterattherateof95gal/min.Therateinft3 /s,isclosestto:
A) 0.21
B) 0.19
C) 0.17
D) 0.15

E) 0.14

Answer: A
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2) Thefollowingconversionequivalentsaregiven:
1m=100cm
1in=2.54cm
1ft=12in
3.
Abinhasavolumeof1.5m Thevolumeofthebin,inft3 ,isclosestto:
A) 35

B) 41

C) 47

D) 53

E) 59

Answer: D
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3) Thefollowingconversionequivalentsaregiven:
1mile=5280ft1ft=12in1m=39.37in
1hour=60min1min=60s
Aparticlehasavelocityof4.7milesperhour.Thevelocity,inm/s,isclosestto:
A) 2.1
B) 1.7
C) 1.9
D) 2.3
E) 2.5
Answer: A
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4) Aspeedof65milesperhouristhesameas
A) 24m/s
B) 29m/s
C) 32m/s

D) 37m/s

E) 42m/s

Answer: B
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5) Thefollowingconversionequivalentsaregiven:
1kg=1000g
1l=1000cm3 1l=0.0353ft3
Thedensityofaliquidis0.83g/cm3 .Thedensityoftheliquid,inkg/ft3 ,isclosestto:
A) 24
B) 19
C) 21
D) 26
E) 28
Answer: A
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6) Aweightliftercanbenchpress0.27 kg. Howmanymilligrams(mg)isthis?

A) 2.7108 mg
B) 2.7109 mg
C) 2.7107 mg
D) 2.7106 mg
Answer: A
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7) Yourcargets34.7mi/galonatrip.Howmanykilometers/liter diditget?(3.79=1gal;1mi
=1.61km)
A) 14.7km/l
B) 9.16 km/l
C) 55.9 km/l
D) 32.4km/l
Answer: A
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8) Thewavelengthofacertainlaseris0.66microns,where1micron=110-6 m.Whatisthis
wavelengthinnanometers?(1nm=10-9 m)
A) 6.6102 nm

B) 6.6103 nm

C) 6.6101 nm

D) 6.6104 nm

Answer: A
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9) Add1299gand45.1kgandexpressyouranswerinmilligrams(mg).
A) 4.64107 mg
B) 4.64104 mg
C) 4.64105 mg

D) 4.64106 mg

Answer: A
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10) Express[2.2106 ]-1/2inscientificnotation.

A) 6.710-4
B) 1.5103

C) 1.510-5

D) 1.5104

Answer: A
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11) Whatis

0.405
tothepropernumberofsignificantfigures?
0.76

A) 0.53

B) 0.533

C) 0.5329

D) 0.5

Answer: A
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12) Whatis0.3272/3,tothepropernumberofsignificantfigures?
A) 0.475
B) 0.47
C) 0.5

D) 0.4746

Answer: A
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13) Whichofthefollowingisareasonableestimateofthenumberofcharacters(typedlettersor
numbers)ina609pagebook?Assumeanaverageof194words/pageandareasonable
averagenumberofletters/word.
A) 5105 char
B) 5107 char
C) 5106char
D) 5104 char
Answer: A
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14) Amarathonis26miand385yd long.Estimatehowmanystrideswouldberequiredtorun

amarathon.Assumeareasonablevaluefortheaveragenumberoffeet/stride.
A) 4.5104 strides
B) 4.5103 strides
C) 4.5105 strides

D) 4.5106 strides

Answer: A
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15) Estimatethenumberoftimesanaveragepersonsheartbeatsinalifetime.Assumethe
averageheartrateis69beats/minandalifespanof75yr.
A) 3109 beats
B) 3108 beats
C) 31010beats
D) 3107 beats
Answer: A
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16) Thecomponentsofvector A aregivenasfollows:

Ax=+7.6
Ay=-6.4
Themagnitudeof A isclosestto:
A) 9.9
B) 7.9

C) 8.9

D) 11

E) 12

Answer: A
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17) Thecomponentsofvector A aregivenasfollows:

Ax=+6.1
Ay=-8.6
Theanglemeasuredcounterclockwisefromthex-axistovector A ,indegrees,isclosestto:
A) 305
B) 125
C) 215
D) 145
E) 55
Answer: A
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18) Thecomponentsofvectors A and B aregivenasfollows:

Ax=+7.6
Ay=-9.2

Bx=-5.1
By=-6.8

Themagnitudeofthevectordifference B - A ,isclosestto:
A) 13
B) 3.5
C) 16
D) 170

E) 3.4

Answer: A
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19) Thecomponentsofvectors B and C aregivenasfollows:

Bx=-9.2
By=-6.1

Cx=-4.5
Cy=+4.3

Theangle(lessthan180degrees)betweenvectors B and C ,indegrees,isclosestto:

A) 77
B) 103
C) 10
D) 170
E) 84
Answer: A
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20) Themagnitudeof A is5.5.Vector A liesinthesecondquadrantandformsanangleof

34degreeswiththey-axis.Thecomponents,AxandAy,areclosestto:
A) Ax=-3.1,Ay=+4.6
B) Ax=+3.1,Ay=-4.6
C) Ax=+4.6,Ay=-3.1
D) Ax=-4.6,Ay=+3.1
E) Ax=-4.6,Ay=-3.1
Answer: A
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21) Vector A haslength2unitsanddirectedtothenorth.Vector B haslength5unitsandis

directedtothesouth.Calculatethemagnitudeanddirectionof A - B .
A) 7units,north
B) 7 units,south
C) 3 units,north

D) 3units,south

Answer: A
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Figure1.1
Vectors B and C areshown.Vector D isgivenby D = B - C

22) InFigure1.1,themagnitudeof D isclosestto:

A) 3.2
B) 5.3
C) 6.6

D) 8.0

E) 9.2

Answer: C
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23) InFigure1.1,theangle,measuredcounterclockwisefromthex-axistovector D ,in

degrees,isclosestto:
A) 12
B) 102
C) 168
D) 192
E) 258
Answer: C
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24) Youwalk35mtothenorth,thenturn60 toyourrightandwalkanother45m.Howfarare

youfromwhereyouoriginallystarted?
A) 69m
B) 40 m
C) 76 m
D) 36m
Answer: A
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25) Arabbittryingtoescapeafoxrunsnorthfor4.0 m,dartsnorthwestfor8.0m,thendrops

1.0mdownaholeintoitsburrow.Whatisthemagnitudeofthenetdisplacementofthe
rabbit?
A) 11m
B) 8.9 m
C) 81 m
D) 13m
Answer: A
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26) Whichofthefollowingisanaccuratestatementaboutvectors?
A) Themagnitudeofavectorcanbezeroeventhoughoneofitscomponentsisnotzero.
B) Itispossibletoaddascalarquantitytoavector.
C) Eventhoughtwovectorshaveunequalmagnitudes,itispossiblethattheirvector
sumiszero.
D) Rotatingavectoraboutanaxispassingthroughthetipofthevectordoesnotchange
thevector.
E) Themagnitudeofavectorispositiveevenifallofitscomponentsarenegative.
Answer: E
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Figure1.2
Threevectorsaregivenasshown.

27) InFigure1.2,themagnitudeoftheresultantofthethreevectorsisclosestto:
A) 19
B) 16
C) 13
D) 10

E) 7

Answer: C
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28) Anairplaneundergoesthefollowingdisplacements:First,itflies59 kminadirection30

eastofnorth.Next,itflies58kmduesouth.Finally,itflies100km30northofwest.Using
analyticalmethods,determinehowfartheairplaneendsupfromitsstartingpoint.
A) 71.5km
B) 73 km
C) 74.4 km
D) 70.1 km
E) 68.7 km
Answer: A
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ShortAnswerQuestions
1) Albertdefineshisownunitoflength,thealbert,tobethedistanceAlbertcanthrowasmall
rock.Onealbertis27meters.Howmanysquarealbertsisoneacre?
(1acre=43,560ft2 =4050m 2 )
Answer: 5.55555556A2
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Figure1.3

2) Findthemagnitudeanddirectionoftheresultant R ofthethreevectorsshowninFigure
1.3.Thevectorshavethefollowingmagnitudes:A =5.0,B=7.9,andC=8.0.Expressthe
directionofthevectorsumbyspecifyingtheangleitmakeswiththepositivex-axis,with
thecounterclockwiseanglestakentobepositive.
Answer: magnitude:R=1.6,direction:=312
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3) Twoboys,JoeandSam,whoaresearchingforburiedtreasurestartunderneaththesame
tree.Joewalks12meastandthen12mnorth,whileSamwalks15mwestandthen10m
south.Bothboysthenstop.FindthemagnitudeanddirectionofthevectorfromSamtoJoe.
Expressthedirectionofthisvectorbyspecifyingtheangleitmakeswiththewest -to-east
direction.
Answer: 35mat39
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4) Avectorinthex-yplanehasanx-componentof7.50units.Whatmustbethe
y-componentofthisvectorsothatitsmagnitudeis10.0units.(Note:Therearetwo
possibleanswers.)
Answer: +6.61unitsand6.61units
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5) ThreeropesaretiedinaknotasindicatedinFigure1.4.OnestudentpullsonropeAwith1
poundofforce,andanotherstudentpullsonropeBwith7poundsofforce.Howhardand
inwhatdirectionmustyoupullonropeCtobalancethefirsttwopulls?Givethedirection
byspecifyingtheangleofthepullwiththedirectionofropeAanditsdirection(clockwise
orcounterclockwise).
Figure1.4

Answer: 6.6poundsat68clockwisefromropeA
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