Vector Practice

Gaby runs 55 meters north and then 20 meters west. What is her resultant displacement?

• 58.5 m north west

• 3422 m north west

• 51.2 m north west

• 61 m north east

Riley drove his car 40 m/s east and was blown by a wind of 8 m/s south. What is his resultant velocity?

• 43 m/s, south east

• 40.8 m/s, south east

• 42 m/s, south east

• 44.7 m/s, south east

Connor sprinted 120 meters east and then sprinted 40 meters west. What is his resultant displacement?

• 160 meters west

• 80 meters west

• 160 meters east

• 80 meters east

Pat ran 6 m south, stopped for a rest, then continued running 5 m south. What is Pat's resultant displacement?

• 1 m south

• 11 m north

• 11 m south

• 1 m north

Scott travels north 5 miles and then goes west 3 miles before coming straight back south 2 miles. What is his distance?

• 10 miles
• 7 miles
• 8 miles
• 6 miles

A quantity that has both magnitude and direction is called a scalar quantity.

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.HSN.VM.A.1

If a boomerang is thrown 20 m in a straight line and returns exactly to the spot it was thrown what is its displacement?

• 20m
• 40m
• 0m
• -20m

Find the resultant vector (blue line). Use the grid lines to help you.

• 4

• 5

• 3

• square root of 5

A car travels 90 meters due north in 15 seconds. Then the car turns around and travels 40 meters due south.  What is the magnitude and direction  of the car's resultant displacement?  

• 40 metres, South
• 50 metres, South
• 50 metres, North
• 40 metres, North 

In practice B of the figure, What is the magnitude of the resultant displacement?

• 50 km

• 80 km

• 11 km

• 150 km