ACTIVITY 1

Section 1.4 Using and Converting Units (p.51 - 52)

Item 1.2
According to the label on a bottle of salad dressing, the volume of the contents
is 0.473 liter (L). Using only the conversions 1 L = 1000 cm3 and 1 in. = 2.54
cm, express this volume in cubic inches.

1.3
How many nanoseconds does it take light to travel 5.50 ft in vacuum? (This
result is a useful quantity to remember.)

1.4
The density of mercury is 13.5 g/cm3. What is this value in kilograms per cubic
meter?

1.5 . The most powerful engine available for the classic 1963 Chevrolet
Corvette Sting Ray developed 360 horsepower and had a displacement of 327
cubic inches. Express this displacement in liters (L) by using only the
conversions 1 L = 1000 cm3 and 1 in. = 2.54 cm.

1.6
A square field measuring 100.0 m by 100.0 m has an area
of 1.00 hectare. An acre has an area of 43,600 ft2. If a lot has an area of 17.0
acres, what is its area in hectares?

Section 1.7 Vectors and Vector Addition (p.52)

Section 1.8 Components of Vector (p.53)
Item 1.27

Item 1.32
A postal employee drives a delivery truck over the route shown in Fig. E1.25.
Use the method of components to determine the magnitude and direction of
her resultant displacement. In a vector-addition diagram (roughly to scale),
show that the resultant displacement found from your diagram is in qualitative
agreement with the result you obtained by using the method of components.

Section 1.9 Unit Vectors