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1 .       If you drive west at 20 km/h for one hour, then drive east at 15 km/h for one hour, your net displacement will be [Hint]

 
 
 
 


2 .      

A 200-lb force is pulling on an object, as shown. The sign of the x and y components of the force are [Hint]

 
 
 
 


3 .      

Three boys each pull with a 20-N force on the same object. The resultant force will be [Hint]

 
 
 
 


4 .       Consider a plane flying with groundspeed Vg and airspeed Va in a wind with speed V. Which of the following relationships is true? [Hint]

 
 
 
 


5 .       Two vectors, R and S, are known:

If vector S is subtracted from vector R, the vector T = RS is [Hint]

 
 
 
 


6 .       Two vectors, R and S, are known:

If vector R is subtracted from vector S, the vector T = RS is [Hint]

 
 
 
 


7 .       Two vectors, R and S, are known:

If vector S is added to the vector R, then the vector T = R + S is [Hint]

 
 
 
 


8 .       If the acceleration vector of a body is perpendicular to the velocity vector, which of the following must be true? [Hint]

 
 
 
 


9 .       A vector of magnitude 10 has an angle with the positive x axis (East) of 120 degrees. What are its components? [Hint]

 
 
 
 


10 .       A vector of magnitude 10 has an angle with the positive x axis (East) of –60 degrees. What are its components? [Hint]

 
 
 
 


11 .       A vector has components x = 6 m and y = 8 m. What are its magnitude and direction? [Hint]

 
 
 
 


12 .       A vector has components x = –2 m and y = –2 m. What is its direction (angle with respect to East)? [Hint]

 
 
 
 


13 .       Three vectors have components (x,y): A = (2,3), B = (4,–7), and C = (–6,–3). What is the magnitude of the resultant vector (D = A + B + C)? [Hint]

 
 
 
 


14 .       Three vectors have components (x,y): A = (2,3), B = (4,–7), and C = (–6,–3). What is the magnitude of the resultant vector (D = ABC)? [Hint]

 
 
 
 


15 .      
Where in the above figure is the velocity positive? [Hint]

 
 
 
 
 
 


16 .       At which point in the figure in Question 15 is the velocity and acceleration zero? [Hint]

 
 
 
 
 
 


17 .       At which point in the figure in Question 15 is the velocity zero and the acceleration positive? [Hint]

 
 
 
 
 
 


18 .       At which point in the figure in Question 15 is the speed the greatest? [Hint]

 
 
 
 
 
 


19 .       At which point in the figure in Question 15 is the velocity zero and the acceleration negative? [Hint]

 
 
 
 
 
 


20 .       At which points in the figure in Question 15 are the velocity and acceleration negative? [Hint]

 
 
 


21 .       At which points in the figure in Question 15 is the acceleration zero? [Hint]

 
 
 


22 .       If the sum of two vectors equals zero, the magnitude of their difference is [Hint]

 
 
 


23 .       A sailboat traveling with a speed of 4 knots through the water heads directly upriver against a 3-knot current. Its speed over ground is [Hint]

 
 
 
 


24 .       A sailboat traveling with a speed of 4 knots through the water heads directly downriver with a 3-knot current. Its speed over ground is [Hint]

 
 
 
 


25 .       A sailboat traveling with a speed of 4 knots through the water heads directly across a river which has a 3-knot current. Its speed over ground is [Hint]

 
 
 
 






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