Mathematical Homework Assignment for Lecture 06
For all your answers, please write down your calculations and explain your reasoning. Draw sketches whenever helpful, and please use your units correctly. If you are using any online resources (such as unit conversion tools) give their URL and webpage title in your answers.
[a] A liter is a measure of volume equal to 1000 cc (cm). About how tall do you think a person with a body volume (head + limbs + torso) of Z liters would be? Feel free to make measurements of your own body to get useful data that would help you answer this question.
[b] Let’s say this person also happens to have a mass of Z kilograms (kg). How many pounds would this person weigh?
[c] What would be the density of this person? Give the answer in units of kg ni3 and in g/cc.
[d] Does this density seem reasonable to you? In other words, do you think a person could be about that tall and weigh about that much? Why or why not?
