UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN

Centre
Course
Year/ Trimester
Session

: Centre for Foundation Studies (CFS)

: Foundation in Science
: Year 1 / Trimester 1
: 201506

Unit Code
Unit Title

: FHSC1014
: Mechanics

Additional Tutorial 1: Introduction

1. Write the following into scientific notation
(a) 165 000 000
(b) 0.0446
(c) 0.0005
(d) 11 000
2.

What is the height in centimeters of a woman who is 5 feet and 6 inches tall? [168 cm]
Given 1 inch = 2.54 cm and 1 foot = 12 inches
3. Find the volume of a cylindrical (in cubic meter) if radius is 3 cm and 50 mm in height.
[1.410-4m3]
4. Express the following sum with the correct number of significant figures:
1.80 m +142.5 cm + 5.34105 m

[3.76 m]

5. See if you can determine the dimensions and the SI units of the following quantities:
(a) volume
(b) acceleration (velocity / time)
(c) density (mass / volume)
(d) force (mass acceleration)
6. Which of the following equations are dimensionally correct?

(a) F ma
3
1
(b) x 2 at

1
(c) E 2 mv
(d) E ma x

(e) v Fx / m

7.

The speed of ocean waves depends on their wavelength, (measured in meters) and the
gravitational field strength g (measured in m/s2 ) in this way:
v = Kpgq
where K is a dimensionless constant. Find the values of the p and q. [, ]

8.

The drawing shows sodium and chloride ions positioned at the corners of a cube that is
part of the crystal structure of sodium chloride (common table salt). The edge of the cube
is 0.281 nm in length. Find the distance (in nanometers) between the sodium ion located
at one corner of the cube and the chloride ion located on the diagonal at the opposite
corner. What is the value of the angle in the drawing below? [0.486 nm, 35.3o]

9.

Two points in a rectangular coordinate system have the coordinates (5.0, 3.0) and (-3.0,
4.0), where the units are centimeters. Determine the distance between these points.
[8.1 cm]

10.

Sphere 1 has surface area A1 and volume V1, and sphere 2 has surface area A2 and volume
V2. If the radius of sphere 2 is double the radius of sphere 1, what is the ratio of (a) the
areas, A2/A1 and (b) the volumes, V2/V1? [(a) 4, (b) 8]

UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN

Centre
Course
Year/ Trimester
Session

: Centre for Foundation Studies (CFS)

: Foundation in Science
: Year 1 / Trimester 1
: 201506

Unit Code
Unit Title

: FHSC1014
: Mechanics

Solutions for Additional Tutorial 1: Introduction

1.

(a) 1.65108; (b) 4.4610-2; (c) 510-4; (d) 1.1104;

2.

5 feet 6 inches = 66 in.

66 2.54 168 cm

3.

V r 2 h (0.03) 2 (0.05) 1.4 10 4 m 3

4.

1.80 m +142.5 cm + 5.34105 m

= 1.80 m +1.425 m + 0.534 m
= 3.759 m
= 3.76 m (follow smallest number of decimal places)

5.

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

6.

(a) LHS: F = [M][L]/[T]2;

volume
acceleration (velocity/time)
density (mass/volume)
force (mass acceleration)

L3
L/T2
M/L3
ML/T2

m3
m/s2
kg/m3
kgm/s2

RHS: ma = [M][L]/[T]2 = [M][L]/[T]2

Because LHS = RHS so F = ma is dimensionally correct.
(b)

LHS: x = [L];
RHS: at3 = ([L]/[T]2)[T]3 = [L][T]
Because LHS RHS so x = (1/2)at3 is not dimensionally correct.

(c)

LHS: E = [M][L]2/[T]2;
RHS: mv = [M][L]/[T]
Because LHS RHS so E = (1/2)mv is not dimensionally correct.

(d)

LHS: E = [M][L]2/[T]2;
RHS: ma x = [M]([L]/[T]2)[L] = [M][L]2/[T]2
Because LHS = RHS so E = ma x is dimensionally correct.

(e)

LHS: v = [L]/[T];
RHS: (Fx/m)1/2 = {([M][L]/[T]2)([L]/[M])}1/2 = {[L]2/[T]2}1/2 = [L]/[T]
Because LHS = RHS so v = (Fx/m)1/2 is dimensionally correct.
q

7.

m
m p q
p m
m 2 2q
s
s
In units, s
So, we have p + q = 1 and 2q = 1.
p q 1
1
2q 1 q 2
p 12 1 p
12 12
Thus, v K g K g

L (0.281) 2 (0.281) 2 0.397 nm

8.
D (0.281) 2 (0.397) 2 0.486 nm

0.281

35.3
0.397

tan 1

x 3.0 5.0 8.0 cm

9.
y 3.0 4.0 1.0 cm

10.

x y 8.0 2 1.0 2 8.1 cm

Given R1 = 2 R2,
A2 4R22 R22 (2 R1 ) 2

4
A1 4R12 R12
R12
(a)
4R23

V2 3
R23 (2 R1 )3

8
V1 4R13
R13
R13

3
(b)

1
2