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Chapter 2 Technical Mathematics Physics, 6th Edition

Chapter 2. Technical Mathematics

Signed Numbers

2-1. +7 2-8. -17 2-15. +2 2-22. +12

2-2. +4 2-9. +6 2-16. -2 2-23. +8

2-3. +2 2-10. -32 2-17. -4 2-24. -4

2-4. -2 2-11. -36 2-18. -3 2-25. 0

2-5. -10 2-12. +24 2-19. +2 2-26. +220

2-6. -33 2-13. -48 2-20. -4 2-27. +32

2-7. -5 2-14. +144 2-21. -3 2-28. -32

2-29. (a) -60C; (b) -170C; (c) 360C

2-30. ΔL = 2 mm[(-300C) – (-50C)] = 2 mm(-25) = -50 mm; Decrease in length.

Algebra Review

2-31. x = (2) + (-3) + (-2) = -3; x = -3 2-32. x = (2) – (-3) – (-2) = +7; x = +7

2-33. x = (-3) + (-2) - (+2) = -7; x = -7 2-34. x = -3[(2) – (-2)] = -3(2 + 2) = -12; x = -12

2-35. 2-36.

2-37. x = (-3)2 – (-2)2 = 9 – 4 = 5; x = 5 2-38.

2-39. 2-40. x = (2)2 + (-3)2 + (-2)2; x = 17

2-41. 2-42. x = (2)(-3)[(-2) – (+2)]2; x = -6(-4)2 = -96

2-43. Solve for x: 2ax – b = c; 2ax = b + c;

2-44.

2-45.

2-46.

2-47. 5m – 16 = 3m – 4 2-48. 3p = 7p - 16

5m – 3m = -4 + 16 3p – 7p = -16

2m = 12; m = 6 -4p = - 16; p = +4

2-49. 4m = 2(m – 4) 2-50. 3(m – 6) = 6

4m = 2m – 8 3m – 18 = 6

2m = -8; m = -4 3m = 24; m = +8

2-51. 2-52.

2-53. 2-54. 14 = 2(b – 7); 14 = 2b – 14; b = 14

2-55. R2 = (4)2 + (3)2 = 16 + 9 2-56.

3p = 6 + p; p = 3

2-57. V = IR; 2-58.

2-59. 2-60. s = vt + d; d = s – vt

2-61. 2-62. s = ½at2; 2s = at2;

2-63. 2-64.

2-65. 2-66.

2-67. 2-68.

2-69. v = vo + at; v – v0 = at 2-70. c2 = a2 + b2 ; b2 = c2 - a2

Exponents and Radicals

2-71. 212 2-72. 3523 2-73. x10 2-74. x5

2-75. 1/a 2-76. a/b2 2-77. 1/22 2-78. a2/b2

2-79. 2x5 2-80. 1/a2b2 2-81. m6 2-82. c4/n6

2-83. 64 x 106 2-84. (1/36) x 104 2-85. 4 2-86. 3

2-87. x3 2-88. a2b3 2-89. 2 x 102 2-90. 2 x 10-9

2-91. 2a2 2-92. x + 2

Scientific Notation

2-93. 4.00 x 104 2-94. 6.70 x 101 2-95. 4.80 x 102

2-96. 4.97 x 105 2-97. 2.10 x 10-3 2-98. 7.89 x 10-1

2-99. 8.70 x 10-2 100. 9.67 x 10-4 2-101. 4,000,000

2-102. 4670 2-103. 37.0 2-104. 140,000

2-105. 0.0367 2-106. 0.400 2-107. 0.006

2-108. 0.0000417 2-109. 8.00 x 106 2-110. 7.40 x 104

2-111. 8.00 x 102 2-112. 1.80 x 10-8 2-113. 2.68 x 109

2-114. 7.40 x 10-3 2-115. 1.60x 10-5 2-116. 2.70 x 1019

2-117. 1.80 x 10-3 2-118. 2.40 x 101 2-119. 2.00 x 106

2-120. 2.00 x 10-3 2-121. 2.00 x 10-9 2-122. 5.71 x 10-1

2-123. 2.30 x 105 2-124. 6.40x 102 2-125. 2.40 x 103

2-126. 5.60 x 10-5 2-127. –6.90 x 10-2 2-128. –3.30 x 10-3

2-129. 6.00 x 10-4 2-130. 6.40 x 106 2-131. –8.00x 106

2-132. -4.00 x 10-2

Graphs

2-133.