Quiz about Magnitude Direction Vectors

Question 1

Scalar multiplication is:

Accepted Answer

multiplying a number against a vector to change its magnitude

Answer

multiplying two numbers from a scale

Answer

when our classroom elf, Scalar, uses magic to create a twin

Answer

the solution when multiplying two vectors

Question 2

Find the magnitude.

Accepted Answer

5

Answer

0

Answer

-5

Answer

4

Question 3

Find the magnitude.

Accepted Answer

5

Answer

3

Answer

25

Answer

-4

Question 4

Find the magnitude.

Accepted Answer

10

Answer

-10

Answer

-8

Answer

6

Question 5

Find the magnitude and the direction of this vector.

Accepted Answer

magnitude: 5

direction: 36.87 degrees North of East

Answer

magnitude: 4

direction: 36.87 degrees East of North

Answer

magnitude: 3

direction: 53.13 degrees East of North

Answer

magnitude: 5

direction: 53.13 degrees North of East

Question 6

Component Form

Accepted Answer

<7, 3>

Answer

<-3, -7>

Answer

<3, -7>

Answer

<-3, 7>

Question 7

Write in component form and find the magnitude.

Accepted Answer

<8, 2> magnitude $$2\sqrt{17}$$

Answer

<0, 4> magnitude 4

Answer

<8, 2> magnitude 8

Answer

<0, 4> magnitude 8.25

Question 8

Find the magnitude and direction for $$<-18,\ 5>$$

Accepted Answer

magnitude: 18.68
direction: $$15.52\degree$$ north of west

Answer

magnitude: 18.68
direction: $$74.48\degree$$ north of west

Answer

magnitude: $$\sqrt{349}$$
direction: $$\sqrt{349}$$ south of west

Question 9

Find the resultant vector. What is the direction of the resultant vector?

Accepted Answer

<1, 7> 81.86 degrees

Answer

<5, 3> 30.96 degrees

Answer

<7, 1> 8.13 degrees

Answer

<3, 5> 59.04 degrees

Question 10

Find the resultant vector.

Accepted Answer

<11, 13>

Answer

<9, 15>

Answer

<7, 17>

Answer

<15, 9>

Question 11

Find $$5\overrightarrow{u}$$ if $$\overrightarrow{u}=<3,\ 5>$$

What is the direction of the resultant vector?

Accepted Answer

<15, 25> 59.04 degrees

Answer

<15, 25> 30.96 degrees

Answer

<8, 10> 51.34 degrees

Answer

<8, 10> 38.66 degrees

Question 12

$$\overrightarrow{u}=<3,\ 5>\ \ \ \ \ \overrightarrow{w}=<-2,\ 2>$$

Find the resultant vector $$-\overrightarrow{u}+2\overrightarrow{w}$$ and its magnitude

Accepted Answer

<-7, -1> and magnitude $$5\sqrt{2}$$

Answer

<5, 3> and magnitude $$\sqrt{34}$$

Answer

<1, -9> and magnitude $$\sqrt{82}$$

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<8, 11> and magnitude $$\sqrt{185}$$

Question 13

Determine the components of the vector:

Accepted Answer

<5, 8.66>

Answer

<8.66, 5>

Answer

<17.32, 8.66>

Answer

<5, 17.32>

Question 14

Determine the component form of the vector: magnitude= 12 and direction= 35 degrees

Accepted Answer

< 6.9, 9.8 >

Answer

< 8.4, 6.9 >

Answer

<6.9, 8.4 >

Answer

< 9.8, 6.9 >

Question 15

Determine the direction of <8, -2>

Accepted Answer

346 degrees

Answer

14 degrees

Answer

166 degrees

Answer

194 degrees

Question 16

Determine the direction of the vector <1, 3>

Accepted Answer

71.57 degrees

Answer

19.47 degrees

Answer

18.43 degrees

Answer

70.53 degrees

Question 17

If a vector is on the positive y-axis, what is it's direction?

Accepted Answer

Due North

Answer

Due South

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Due East

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Due West

Question 18

What is the terminal point of this vector?

(watch your quadrant)

Accepted Answer

(-10, 17.32)

Answer

(10, 17.32)

Answer

(17.32, 10)

Answer

(-17.32, 10)

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