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Vectors Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

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Class
Date
1.

What are the two main components of a vector?

a)

Magnitude and direction

b)

Tail and head

c)

Length and width

d)

Speed and velocity

2.

In the context of vectors, what does the term "magnitude" refer to?

a)

The length of the vector

b)

The direction of the vector

c)

The starting point of the vector

d)

The ending point of the vector

3.

What is the purpose of the "direction" in a vector?

a)

To indicate the length of the vector

b)

To show the orientation of the vector

c)

To mark the starting point of the vector

d)

To measure the speed of the vector

4.

Which of the following is a correct notation for specifying a 4-vector over R?

a)

(2.0, 3.14159, -1.0, 2.718281828)

b)

(2.0, 3.14159, -1.0)

c)

(2.0, 3.14159, -1.0, 2.718281828, 1.0)

d)

(2.0, 3.14159)

5.

How can a vector be represented in a programming language?

a)

As a list of numbers

b)

As a single number

c)

As a string

d)

As a boolean

6.

What is the dictionary representation of a vector useful for?

a)

Representing a vector as a function

b)

Representing a vector as a string

c)

Representing a vector as a boolean

d)

Representing a vector as a single number

7.

What does the dot product of two vectors find?

a)

What amount of one vector goes in the direction of anothe

b)

The sum of two vectors

c)

The difference between two vectors

d)

The product of two vectors

8.

What is the convex combination of two vectors u and v?

a)

An expression of the form αu + βv where α, β ≥ 0 and α + β = 1

b)

An expression of the form αu - βv where α, β ≥ 0 and α + β = 1

c)

An expression of the form αu + βv where α, β ≤ 0 and α + β = 1

d)

An expression of the form αu - βv where α, β ≤ 0 and α + β = 1

9.

What does vector addition achieve?

a)

Translation

b)

Rotation

c)

Scaling

d)

Reflection

10.

What does scalar-vector multiplication achieve?

a)

Translation

b)

Scaling

c)

Rotation

d)

Reflection

11.

How can vectors be represented?

a)

A. As a row matrix

b)

B. As a column matrix

c)

C. As a scalar

d)

D. As a function

12.

What is one of the uses of vectors in computer science?

a)

A. To store large amounts of data

b)

B. To define geometric shapes

c)

C. To perform arithmetic operations

d)

D. To create user interfaces

13.

How is the length of a vector (|A|) calculated?

a)

Using the distance formula

b)

Using the midpoint formula

c)

Using Pythagoras' theorem

d)

Using the slope formula

14.

How can vectors be represented when added together?

a)

Numerically

b)

Textually

c)

Diagrammatically

d)

Symbolically

15.

Given vectors A = (1, 3) and B = (4, 1), what is the resulting vector C when A and B are added?

a)

(3, 4)

b)

(5, 4)

c)

(4, 3)

d)

(5, 5)

16.

Given vectors a = (5, 4) and b = (3, 1), what is a - b?

a)

(2, 3)

b)

(8, 5)

c)

(2, 5)

d)

(3, 3)

17.

What do scalar quantities have?

a)

Magnitudes only

b)

Directions only

c)

Both magnitudes and directions

d)

Neither magnitudes nor directions

18.

How can vectors be multiplied with a scalar?

a)

By adding the scalar to each component of the vector

b)

By multiplying the individual component of a column vector by the scalar

c)

By dividing the scalar by each component of the vector

d)

By subtracting the scalar from each component of the vector

19.

What happens to a vector when it is multiplied by a scalar?

a)

Its size decreases and its direction changes

b)

Its size increases and its direction changes

c)

Its size increases but its direction does not change

d)

Its size decreases but its direction does not change

20.

What is the result of multiplying the vector (2, 3) by 2?

a)

(2, 3)

b)

(4, 6)

c)

(1, 1.5)

d)

(0, 0)

21.

In a convex combination of two vectors, what is the condition for α and β?

a)

α, β ≥ 0 and α + β = 1

b)

α, β ≤ 0 and α + β = 1

c)

α, β ≥ 0 and α + β = 0

d)

α, β ≤ 0 and α + β = 0

22.

What is the convex combination of vectors A = (2, 4) and B = (6, 5) with α = 0.6 and β = 0.4?

a)

(4.4, 4.6)

b)

(3.6, 4.2)

c)

(5.2, 5.4)

d)

(4.8, 4.4)

23.

What is the second step in finding the convex combination of vectors A and B?

a)

Add the two vectors

b)

Multiply vector A by α

c)

Multiply vector B by β

d)

Subtract vector B from vector A

24.

Given vectors A = (2, 4) and B = (6, 5), and α = 0.6, β = 0.4, what is the resulting vector C?

a)

(3.6, 4.4)

b)

(2.4, 3.6)

c)

(4.4, 3.6)

d)

(3.6, 2.4)

25.

If the conditions α, β ≥ 0 and α + β = 1 are not fulfilled, what happens to the third vector?

a)

It does not lie within the vector space of other vectors.

b)

It lies on the line between A and B.

c)

It becomes a zero vector.

d)

It lies outside the coordinate system.