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SOLUTIONS MANUAL SEARS & ZEMANSKY’S UNIVERSITY PHYSICS 15TH EDITION By WAYNE ANDERSON A. LEWIS FORD University Physics 15th Edition Instructor's Solution Manual By Wayne Anderson A.Lewis Ford

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University Physics– 15th Edition
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INSTRUCTOR’S
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SOLUTION
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MANUAL
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Wayne Anderson , A.Lewis Ford
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Complete Solutions Manual for Instructors and Students
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© Wayne Anderson , A.Lewis Ford

All rights reserved. Reproduction or distribution without permission is prohibited.
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CONTENTS
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Preface ................................................................................................................. v
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Part I Mechanics
Chapter 1 Units, Physical Quantities, and Vectors ............................................... 1-1
Chapter 2 Motion Along a Straight Line ................................................................ 2-1
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Chapter 3 Motion in Two or Three Dimensions .................................................... 3-1
Chapter 4 Newton’s Laws of Motion ..................................................................... 4-1
Chapter 5 Applying Newton’s Laws ...................................................................... 5-1
Chapter 6 Work and Kinetic Energy...................................................................... 6-1
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Chapter 7 Potential Energy and Energy Conservation ......................................... 7-1

Chapter 8 Momentum, Impulse, and Collisions .................................................... 8-1
Chapter 9 Rotation of Rigid Bodies....................................................................... 9-1
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Chapter 10 Dynamics of Rotational Motion .......................................................... 10-1

Chapter 11 Equilibrium and Elasticity ................................................................... 11-1
Chapter 12 Fluid Mechanics ................................................................................. 12-1
Chapter 13 Gravitation .......................................................................................... 13-1
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Chapter 14 Periodic Motion .................................................................................. 14-1

Part II Waves/Acoustics
Chapter 15 Mechanical Waves ............................................................................. 15-1
Chapter 16 Sound and Hearing ............................................................................ 16-1
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Part III Thermodynamics
Chapter 17 Temperature and Heat ....................................................................... 17-1
Chapter 18 Thermal Properties of Matter ............................................................. 18-1
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Chapter 19 The First Law of Thermodynamics..................................................... 19-1
Chapter 20 The Second Law of Thermodynamics ............................................... 20-1


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Part IV Electromagnetism

Chapter 21 Electric Charge and Electric Field ...................................................... 21-1
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Chapter 22 Gauss’s Law ....................................................................................... 22-1

Chapter 23 Electric Potential................................................................................. 23-1
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Chapter 24 Capacitance and Dielectrics ............................................................... 24-1

Chapter 25 Current, Resistance, and Electromotive Force .................................. 25-1

Chapter 26 Direct-Current Circuits ........................................................................ 26-1

Chapter 27 Magnetic Field and Magnetic Forces ................................................. 27-1
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Chapter 28 Sources of Magnetic Field .................................................................. 28-1

Chapter 29 Electromagnetic Induction .................................................................. 29-1

Chapter 30 Inductance .......................................................................................... 30-1
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Chapter 31 Alternating Current ............................................................................. 31-1

Chapter 32 Electromagnetic Waves ..................................................................... 32-1

Part V Optics
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Chapter 33 The Nature and Propagation of Light ................................................. 33-1

Chapter 34 Geometric Optics................................................................................ 34-1

Chapter 35 Interference ........................................................................................ 35-1
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Chapter 36 Diffraction ........................................................................................... 36-1

Part VI Modern Physics

Chapter 37 Relativity ............................................................................................. 37-1

Chapter 38 Photons: Light Waves Behaving as Particles .................................... 38-1
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Chapter 39 Particles Behaving as Waves ............................................................. 39-1

Chapter 40 Quantum Mechanics I: Wave Functions ............................................ 40-1

Chapter 41 Quantum Mechanics II: Atomic Structure........................................... 41-1
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Chapter 42 Molecules and Condensed Matter ..................................................... 42-1

Chapter 43 Nuclear Physics.................................................................................. 43-1

Chapter 44 Particle Physics and Cosmology ........................................................ 44-1
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UNITS, PHYSICAL QUANTITIES, AND VECTORS
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VP1.7.1. IDENTIFY: We know that the sum of three known vectors and a fourth unknown vector is zero. We
want to find the magnitude and direction of the unknown vector.
SET UP: The sum of their x-components and the sum of their y-components must both be zero.
Ax + Bx + C x + Dx = 0
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Ay + By + C y + Dy = 0

The magnitude of a vector is w A = Ax2 + Ay2 and the angle θ it makes with the +x-axis is
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θ = arctan .
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EXECUTE: We use the results of Ex. 1.7. See Fig. 1.23 in the text.
Ax = 38.37 m, Bx = –46.36 m, Cx = 0.00 m, Ay = 61.40 m, By = –33.68 m, Cy = –17.80 m
Adding the x-components gives
38.37 m + (–46.36 m) + 0.00 m + Dx = 0 → Dx = 7.99 m
Adding the y-components gives
61.40 m + (–33.68 m) + (–17.80 m) + Dy = 0 → Dy = –9.92 m
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D = Dx2 + Dy2 = (7.99 m) 2 + (–9.92 m) 2 = 12.7 m
Dy
glo θ = arctan = arctan[(–9.92 m)/(7.99 m)] = –51°
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Since D has a positive x-component and a negative y-component, it points into the fourth quadrant
making an angle of 51° below the +x-axis and an angle of 360° – 51° = 309° counterclockwise with the
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+x-axis.

EVALUATE: The vector D has the same magnitude as the resultant in Ex. 1.7 but points in the opposite

direction. This is reasonable because D must be opposite to the resultant of the three vectors in Ex. 1.7
to make the resultant of all four vectors equal to zero.
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VP1.7.2. IDENTIFY: We know three vectors A , B , and C and we want to find the sum S where
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S = A – B + C . The components of – B are the negatives of the components of B .

SET UP: The components of S are
S x = Ax − Bx + C x
S y = Ay − By + C y

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The magnitude A of a vector A is A = Ax2 + Ay2 and the angle θ it makes with the +x-axis is
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θ = arctan .
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