TUTORIAL

1. Determine the mass and the weight of the air conditioned in a room whose dimensions are
3m x 5m x 7m. Assume the density of air is 1.16kg/m3
• Solution : The interior dimension of a room are given. The mass and weight of the air in the room are to be
determined.

• Assumption: The density of air is constant throughout the room

• Properties: The density of air is gigen to be ρ =1.16kg/m3
• Analysis : The mass of the air in the room is
2. The acceleration of high-speed aircraft is sometimes expressed in g’s (in
multiples of the standard acceleration of gravity). Determine the net force, in N,
that a 90kg man would experience in an aircraft whose acceleration is 6g’s.
• Solution : The acceleration of an aircraft is given in g’s. The net upward force acting on a
man in the aircraft is to be determined.

• Analysis: From newton’s second law, the applied force is

3. A 10kg rock is thrown upward with a force of 280N at a location where the local
gravitational acceleration is 9.79m/s2. Determine the acceleration of the rock, in
m/s2.
• Solution : A rock is thrown upward with a specified force

• Analysis : The weight of the rock is

4. A 6kg plastic tank that has a volume of 0.18m3 is filled with liquid water. Assuming
the density of water is 1000kg/m3, determine the weight of the combined system.
• Solution : A plastic tank is filled with water. The weight of the combined system is to be
determined.

• Assumption: The density of water is constant throughout

• Properties: The density of water is given to be ρ = 1000kg/m3
• Analysis : The mass of the water in the tank and the total mass are
5. A man goes to a traditional market to buy a steak for dinner. He finds a 12oz
steak (1lbm = 16 oz) for RM3.15. He then goes to the adjacent international market
and finds a 320g steak of identical quality for RM3.30. Which steak is the better
buy?
• Solution: A man considering buying a 12 oz – RM3.15 and 320g – RM3.30

The steak that is a better buy is to be determined

• Assumption : The steak are identical quality
• Analysis : To make a comparison possible, we need to express the cost of each steak on a
common basis. We choose 1kg as the basis for comparison. Using proper conversion factor,
the unit cost of each steak is determined to be
• 6. A 75L container is filled with 1kg of air at a temperature of 27oC. What is
the pressure in the container?
• 7. A fluid that occupies a volume of 24 L weighs 225 N at a location where the
gravitational acceleration is 9.80m/s2. Determine the mass of this fluid and its
density