Quiz about Adding and Subtracting Vectors

Question 1

If a car moves 12 km North, 19 km East, and 12 km South, what is its displacement?

Accepted Answer

19 km, East

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12 km

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31 km

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43 km, East

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

50 meters, North

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40 meters, South

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50 meters, South

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40 meters, North

Question 3

These vectors are ...

Accepted Answer

Tail to tail

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Head to head

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A resultant vector

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Head to tail

Question 4

Describe the translation using a column vector

Accepted Answer

B

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A

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C

Question 5

Question 5.

Accepted Answer

Option A is correct

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B.

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C.

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D.

Question 6

In practice A of the figure, what is the direction of the resultant displacement?

Accepted Answer

27 degrees, North of West

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63 degrees, South of East

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63 degrees, North of West

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27 degrees, South of West

Question 7

Question 7.

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Option A is correct

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B.

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C.

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D.

Question 8

The sum of two or more vectors (450 N in this picture)

Accepted Answer

Resultant

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Zero vector

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Parallel vectors

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Equivalent vectors

Question 9

If two vectors to be added are at right angles, you will need to....

Accepted Answer

Pythagorean Theorem

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Multiply

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Divide

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Use trigonometry

Question 10

If vectors X and Y are added, then the resultant would be best represented by vector _____.

Accepted Answer

C

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A

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B

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D

Question 11

Given vectors u = (3, 4) and v = (1, 2), what is u + v?

Accepted Answer

(4, 6)

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(2, 2)

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(3, 2)

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(4, 2)

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT used in adding 2 or more vectors graphically?

Accepted Answer

Pyramid Method

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Triangular Addition

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Parallelogram Addition

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Polygon Method

Question 13

What is the name of this method?

Accepted Answer

Parallelogram method of vector addition

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Polygon method of vector addition

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Pythagoras Teorem

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Composition of vectors

Question 14

Adding of two vectors to get a single vector is termed as

Accepted Answer

Resultant vector

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Final vector

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Dominant vector

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Recessive vector

Adding and Subtracting Vectors

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