PARALLELOGRAM LAW OF VECTORS

Aim: To find the weight of a given body say a wooden block using the parallelogram law of vectors

Apparatus required: Gravesands apparatus, slotted weights, two hangers, a string, drawing pins,mirror
strip set square, protractor,

Theory: R= ( P2 + Q2 + 2PQCos)

Statement of Parallelogrm law of vectors:

Procedure:

Observations:

Weight of each hanger = ------ gm

Scale, 1cm = --------gm

SNo Weight in P Weight in Q Weight in R(unknown weight) Angle COC

Wt in gm Length OA cm Wt in gm Length OB cm Wt in gm Length OC cm
(OC X scale)

Mean value of unknown weight R= ----gwt

Using formula: R= ( P2 + Q2 + 2PQCos)---gwt

Unknown weight by spring balance W= ----gwt

% error= {(W-X)/W} x 100= -----%

Result: The value of unknown weight is found to be:------ gwt

Parallelogrm of law of forces is verified.

Precautions:

Sources of error: