“Basics of Science” Numerical Problems
Try to solve the following “Basics of Science” numerical problems to clear the concepts in solving the numerical problems.
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01) PROBLEM – P010101
Deduce the dimensional formulae for the following physical quantities :
- Young’s Modulus.
- Coefficient of Viscosity.
- Planck’s constant.
- Boltzmann’s Constant.
- Coefficient of thermal conductivity.
- Joule’s mechanical equivalent of heat.
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02) PROBLEM – P010102
In CGS system, the value of Stefan’s constant is ( \sigma = 5.67 \times 10^{-5} \text {erg}^{-1} \text {cm}^{-2} K^{-4} ) . Find the value in SI units. Given ( 1 j = 10^{-7} \text {erg} )
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03) PROBLEM – P010103
If the unit of force is ( 1 \ kN ) , unit of length ( 1 \ km ) and the unit of time is ( 100 \ s ) , what will be the unit of mass?
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04) PROBLEM – P010104
Check by the method of dimensions, whether the following equations are correct:
- T = 2 \pi \sqrt { \frac {l}{g}}
- \nu = \frac {1}{2l} \sqrt { \frac {l}{m}} where ( \nu ) = frequency of vibration, ( l ) = length of the string, ( T ) = tension in the string.
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05) PROBLEM – P010105
The frequency ( \nu ) = of vibration of a stretched string depends upon –
- its length ( l ) .
- its mass per unit length ( m ) .
- the tension ( T ) in the string.
Obtain dimensionally an expression for frequency ( \nu ) .
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06) PROBLEM – P010106
ABCD is a parallelogram and ( \overrightarrow {AC} ) and ( \overrightarrow {BD} ) are its diagonals. Prove that –
(1) \overrightarrow {AC} + \overrightarrow {BD} = 2 \overrightarrow {BC} \quad and (2) \overrightarrow {AC} - \overrightarrow {BD} = 2 \overrightarrow {AB}
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07) PROBLEM – P010107
A particle has a displacement of ( 12 \ m ) towards east and ( 5 \ m ) towards the north and then ( 6 \ m ) vertically upward. Find the magnitude of the sum of these displacements.
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08) PROBLEM – P010108
A boatman can row with a speed of ( 10 \ km h^{-1} ) in still water. If the river flows steadily at ( 5 \ km h^{-1} ) , in which direction should the boatman row in order to reach a point on the other bank directly opposite to the point from where he started? The width of the river is ( 2 \ km ) .
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09) PROBLEM – P010109
A vector ( \vec {X} ) , when added to the resultant of the vectors ( \vec {A} = 3 \hat i - 5 \hat j + 7 \hat k ) and ( \vec {B} = 2 \hat i + 4 \hat j - 3 \hat k ) gives a unit vector along Y-axis. Find the vector ( \vec {X} ) .
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10) PROBLEM – P010110
If vector ( \vec {A} = 3 \hat i + 4 \hat j ) and ( \vec {A} = 7 \hat i + 24 \hat j ) then find a vector having the same magnitude as ( \vec {B} ) and parallel to vector ( \vec {A} ) .
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11) PROBLEM – P010111
If | \vec {A} + \vec {B} | = | \vec {A} - \vec {B} | , then find the angle between vectors ( \vec {A} ) \text {and} ( \vec {B} ) .
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12) PROBLEM – P010112
Find the angle between the vectors ( \vec {A} = \hat i + 2 \hat j - \hat k ) and ( \vec {A} = - \hat i + \hat j - 2 \hat k ) .
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13) PROBLEM – P010113
Find a vector whose length is 7 and which is perpendicular to each of the vectors ( \vec {A} = 2 \hat i - 3 \hat j + 6 \hat k ) and ( \vec {B} = \hat i + \hat j - \hat k ) .
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14) PROBLEM – P010114
The diagonals of a parallelogram are given by the vectors ( 2 \hat i + \hat j + 2 \hat k ) and ( \hat i - 3 \hat j + 4 \hat k ) . Find the area of the parallelogram.
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