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HW 3
Due: 8:59pm on Wednesday, June 6, 2018
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Exercise 1.15

A useful and easy-to-remember approximate value for the number of seconds in a year is .

Part A
Determine the percent error in this approximate value. (There are 365.24 days in one year.)
ANSWER:

0.446

Exercise 1.20

Four astronauts are in a spherical space station.

Part A

If, as is typical, each of them breathes about 500 of air with each breath, approximately what volume of air (in cubic
meters) do these astronauts breathe in a year?
ANSWER:

Part B
What would the diameter (in meters) of the space station have to be to contain all this air?
ANSWER:

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Exercise 2.1 - Enhanced - with Solution

A car travels in the -direction on a straight and level road. For the first 4.00 of its motion, the average velocity of the car
is = 6.40 .

You may want to review (Pages 34 - 37) .

For related problem-solving tips and strategies, you may want to view a Video Tutor Solution of Average and instantaneous
velocities.

Part A
How far does the car travel in 4.00 ?
Express your answer with the appropriate units.
ANSWER:

= 25.6

Exercise 2.2

In an experiment, a shearwater (a seabird) was taken from its nest, flown a distance 5130 away, and released. It found
its way back to its nest 12.3 after release.

Part A
If we place the origin in the nest and extend the +x-axis to the release point, what was the bird's average velocity for the
return flight?
ANSWER:

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= -4.83

Part B
What was the bird's average velocity in for the whole episode, from leaving the nest to returning?

ANSWER:

= 0

Exercise 2.3

You normally drive on the freeway between San Diego and Los Angeles at an average speed of 105 (65 ), and
the trip takes 1 and 50 . On a Friday afternoon, however, heavy traffic slows you down and you drive the same
distance at an average speed of only 67.0 (42 ).

Part A
How much longer does the trip take?
Express your answer using three significant figures.
ANSWER:

= 62.4

Score Summary:
Your score on this assignment is 98.7%.
You received 6.91 out of a possible total of 7 points.

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