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Tutorial 1
Physical Quantities, Unit and Measurement

1. The diagram shows a pipe being measured using Vernier calipers.

0 1 2 33 4 5 6 cm

0 10

What is the diameter of the pipe, as recorded by the Vernier scale? (2.27 cm)

2. The diagram below part of a Vernier scale on a pair of calipers used to measure the
diameter of a rod. What is the radius of the rod? (0.695 cm)

0 1 2 cm 3 4 6 7 cm

0 10

3. Object X is placed against a ruler. This ruler is placed against another ruler to measure
the end correction. What is the length of the object X? (1.5 cm)

0 1 cm 2 3 0 1 cm 2 3

Object X
0 1 cm 2 3

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4. A pendulum swings backwards and forwards passing through Y, the middle of the
oscillation. The first time the pendulum passes through Y, a stopwatch is started. The
twenty-first time the pendulum passes through Y, the stopwatch is stopped. The
reading is T. What is the period of pendulum? (T/10)

Y
T
5. (a) State the difference between a vector quantity and a scalar quantity.
(b) Force is a vector quantity. State one other example of a vector quantity.
(c) The figure shows three strings attached to a ring. The ring and the strings lie in a
horizontal plane are at rest. The tension in string A is 200 N. Determine the tension
in string B and tension in string C. Include a labelled vector diagram in your answer.
(100 N, 173.2 N)

String B

String C
60o

30o
String A

6. A heavy stack is suspended from a ceiling by a rope. The sack is then pulled to one
side and held stationary. Show the vector diagram of these forces.

F
T

W
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7. What is the resultant of the two forces shown in the diagram? (2.83 N)

3N

45o
4N

8. Two friends are of same height. They both lifted a pail of water of mass 5.0 kg as
shown in Figure.

40o 40o

(a) The angle between their arms and bodies are 40 o, by making a suitable vector
diagram, determine the force each of them uses to hold the pail of water. (32 N)
(b) State one way in which they can use less force to hold the pail of water.