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    The document describes an experiment to determine the area of an irregular curve using the weighing method, where a known geometric shape such as a square is weighed and used to calculate the area of the irregular curve based on the ratio of their weights, with the objective being to measure the area of an irregular curve similar to a load curve from a power plant. Materials needed include a digital scale, scissors, ruler, pencil, and bond paper, with the procedure involving drawing, cutting, and weighing different shapes to compute their areas and percentage differences.

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    The document describes an experiment to determine the area of an irregular curve using the weighing method, where a known geometric shape such as a square is weighed and used to calculate the area of the irregular curve based on the ratio of their weights, with the objective being to measure the area of an irregular curve similar to a load curve from a power plant. Materials needed include a digital scale, scissors, ruler, pencil, and bond paper, with the procedure involving drawing, cutting, and weighing different shapes to compute their areas and percentage differences.

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    The document describes an experiment to determine the area of an irregular curve using the weighing method, where a known geometric shape such as a square is weighed and used to calculate the area of the irregular curve based on the ratio of their weights, with the objective being to measure the area of an irregular curve similar to a load curve from a power plant. Materials needed include a digital scale, scissors, ruler, pencil, and bond paper, with the procedure involving drawing, cutting, and weighing different shapes to compute their areas and percentage differences.

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    DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY – DASMARINAS

    Dasmariñas, Cavite
    COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTURE, AND TECHNOLOGY

    MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PROGRAM

    Name: __________________________ Date Performed: __________________


    Year & Section: __________________ Rating: __________________________

    Experiment No. 4

    AREA MEASUREMENT BY WEIGHING METHOD

    OBJECTIVE:

    To determine the area of an irregular curve, similar to a load curve from a power
    plant, by weighing method.

    THEORY:

    The weight-area method is often used for solid and semi-solid spreaders. The
    procedure involves measuring the spreader discharge over a small measured area. The
    application rate is determined by dividing the collected material (weight) by the
    collection area. The weighing method is practically accurate since the density of the
    paper is uniform throughout the area and the weighing instrument used is accurate up
    to one-fourth of a milligram.
    MATERIALS AND APPARATUS:

    Qty Unit Description


    1 pc digital weighing scale
    1 pc scissors
    1 pc ruler
    1 pc pencil
    1 pc bond paper

    PROCEDURE:

    1. Draw a known geometric shape, example, a square with 100 mm edge.


    2. Cut the square, measure the actual edge and determine the area in square mm.
    3. Draw an irregular curve similar to a load curve in a power plant. The size should
    be around 140 mm long and 90 mm high.
    4. Cut the irregular curve.
    5. Weigh the cut square and irregular curve using the digital weighing scale.
    6. Compute the area of the irregular curve in square mm using the formula

    Area of irregular curve = Area of square (wt. of irregular curve/wt. of square)

    7. Calculate the % difference using the area of the square as the reference.
    8. Conduct three (3) trials using other dimensions of square and irregular curve.
    WORK SHEET
    Group: ____________________ Date performed: _____________________

    Group Leader: ______________ Instructor: __________________________

    Group members:

    1. _______________________________
    2. _______________________________
    3. _______________________________
    4. _______________________________

    DATA SHEET:

    Trial Edge of the Area of the Weight of the Weight of the %


    square, mm square, mm2 square, mg irregular curve, mg difference
    1
    2
    3
    Average:

    QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS:

    1. What are the means of measuring the area of irregular curve?


    2. A 120 mm square weigh 773 mg. If an irregular curve weighs 520 mg, calculate
    the area of the irregular curve in mm2. Round-off to four (4) significant figures.
    3. The radius of a circular paper is 70 mm and it weighs 826 mg. If an irregular
    curve weighs 680 mg, calculate the area of an irregular curve in mm2. Round-off
    to the nearest integer.

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