WorksheetsVector: Composition & Resolution
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 18mins
Three vectors are added following the rules of vector addition. A fourth vector is drawn from the tail of the first vector to the head of the last vector. This fourth vector is referred to as ____.
the equilibrant
the hypotenuse
the resultant
the mistake
The order in which vectors is added will effect the end result.
True
False
Vector A is directed northward and vector B is directed eastward. Which of the following vector addition diagrams best represent the addition of vectors A and B and the subsequent resultant?
A
B
C
D
E
When adding vector B to vector A geometrically (or graphically) using the head to tail method, the resultant is drawn from ____ to the ____.
head of A, tail of B
tail of A, head of B
head of B, tail of A
tail of B, head of A
The vector sum (magnitude only) of 25.0 m, north + 18.0 m, East is ___ m.
43.0
6.0
30.8
949
An airplane moves at 141 km/h toward the northeast (45 degrees). What is its component velocity in the northward direction?
41 km/h
100 km/h
110 km/h
141 km/h
In the Vector Addition Lab, Anna starts at the classroom door and walks:
2.0 meters, West
12.0 meters, North,
31.0 meters, West,
8.0 meters, South
3.0 meters, East
What is the magnitude and direction of her N/S component?
20.0 meters, North
20.0 meters, South
4.0 meters, North
4.0 meters, South
In the Vector Addition Lab, Anna starts at the classroom door and walks:
2.0 meters, West
12.0 meters, North,
31.0 meters, West,
8.0 meters, South
3.0 meters, East
What is the magnitude and direction of her E/W component?
33.0 meters, West
30.0 meters, West
33.0 meters, East
26.0 meters, West
In the Vector Addition Lab, Anna starts at the classroom door and walks:
2.0 meters, West
12.0 meters, North,
31.0 meters, West,
8.0 meters, South
3.0 meters, East
What is the magnitude of her total displacement?
26.0 meters
34.0 meters
30.3 meters
916 meters
In the Vector Addition Lab, Anna starts at the classroom door and walks:
2.0 meters, West
12.0 meters, North,
31.0 meters, West,
8.0 meters, South
3.0 meters, East
What is the direction of her total displacement?
82.4 degrees, W of N
7.6 degrees, W of N
82.4 degrees, N of W
7.6 degrees, N of W
