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Experiment No. 4

The document describes an experiment to use a digital planimeter to measure the areas of different shapes. A planimeter works by tracing the boundary of a shape and uses the tracer's movement to calculate the enclosed area. The experiment aims to familiarize students with operating a planimeter and using it to obtain accurate area measurements. Students will take multiple readings and calculate the average measured area for several shapes, including squares, circles, ellipses, trapezoids, triangles, and rectangles, then compare the values to the actual calculated areas of the shapes.

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Experiment No. 4

The document describes an experiment to use a digital planimeter to measure the areas of different shapes. A planimeter works by tracing the boundary of a shape and uses the tracer's movement to calculate the enclosed area. The experiment aims to familiarize students with operating a planimeter and using it to obtain accurate area measurements. Students will take multiple readings and calculate the average measured area for several shapes, including squares, circles, ellipses, trapezoids, triangles, and rectangles, then compare the values to the actual calculated areas of the shapes.

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Experiment No.

TITLE: Planimeter

OBJECTIVES:

1. To study the operating principle of a digital planimeter and to be able to use


the planimeter correctly.

2.

3.

THEORY:

There are two methods to measure areas of irregular figures:

These methods are:

1. by measuring coordinates and

2. by the use of an instrument called planimeter.

The planimeter is generally accepted as the most accurate instrument used in


measuring the area of irregular figures. A digital planimeter has a tracer moved about
the boundaries of figures whose areas are to be measured. When the tracing of the
entire boundaries is completed the magnitude of the area, can be read from the display.

APPARATUS:

Digital planimeter, rulers

PROCEDURE:

Measure the areas of the following figures using the digital planimeter. Paste the
paper on a smooth level surface and carefully set the planimeter by placing the tracer
approximately at the center of the drawing. Then place the roller in position, which will
make it at 90 with the main body. Trace the outline of the drawing with the tracer lens.
Repeat the procedure two or three times. If inconvenient or irregular movement occur,
adjust the position of the roller in order to get a smoother tracer. For selection of units,
press unit-1 which will provide selection from the metric system (example cm2, mm2, or
in2, ft2). Note that the numeral display is not a gained area display but a pulse count
display only. The measured area can be obtained only after pressing ave key.

REPORT

1. Explain why there are discrepancies in the area measured by the planimeter.
2. How do you minimize the so called human error when you are using the planimeter.
3. Describe briefly the principle applied in measuring areas by means of planimeter.
4. Draw the planimeter . Use free- hand and colored ink.
DATA

SQUARE CIRCLE ELLIPSE

First Reading ___ cm2 First Reading First Reading


Second Reading ___ cm2 Second Reading Second Reading
Third Reading Third Reading Third Reading

TRAPEZOID TRIANGLE RECTANGLE

First Reading First Reading First Reading


Second Reading Second Reading Second Reading
Third Reading Third Reading Third Reading

SQUARE CIRCLE ELLIPSE

Ave. Measured Area Ave. Measured Area Ave. Measured Area


Calculated Area Calculated Area Calculated Area

TRAPEZOID TRIANGLE RECTANGLE

Ave. Measured Area Ave. Measured Area Ave. Measured Area


Calculated Area Calculated Area Calculated Area

Name:
Date:

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