Exam

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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

1) If a vector pointing upward has a positive magnitude, a vector pointing downward has a negative 1)
magnitude.
A) True B) False

2) Two displacement vectors have magnitudes of 5.0 m and 7.0 m, respectively. If these two vectors 2)
are added together, the magnitude of the sum
A) is equal to 12 m.
B) is equal to 8.6 m.
C) is equal to 2.0 m.
D) could be as small as 2.0 m or as large as 12 m.

3) Two vectors, of magnitudes 20 mm and 50 mm, are added together. Which one of the following is 3)
a possible value for the magnitude of the resultant?
A) 20 mm B) 10 mm C) 40 mm D) 80 mm

4) The magnitude of the resultant of two vectors cannot be less than the magnitude of either of those 4)
two vectors.
A) True B) False

SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.

5) A student adds two displacement vectors that have the magnitudes of 12.0 m and 5.0 m. 5)
What is the range of possible answers for the magnitude of the resultant vector?

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

6) If A - B = 0, then the vectors A and B have equal magnitudes and are directed in the same 6)
direction.
A) True B) False

7) If three vectors add to zero, they must all have equal magnitudes. 7)
A) True B) False

8) The sum of two vectors of fixed magnitudes has the greatest magnitude when the angle between 8)
these two vectors is
A) 60° B) 90° C) 180° D) 270° E) 0°

SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.

9) A velocity vector has components 36 m/s westward and 22 m/s northward. What are the 9)
magnitude and direction of this vector?

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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

10) The x component of vector A is 8.7 units, and its y component is -6.5 units. The magnitude of A 10)
is closest to
A) 7.9 units B) 9.9 units C) 11 units D) 8.9 units E) 12 units

11) When rolled down a mountainside at 7.0 m/s, the horizontal component of its velocity vector was 11)
1.8 m/s. What was the angle of the mountain surface above the horizontal?
A) 75° B) 33° C) 57 ° D) 15°

12) When Jeff ran up a hill at 7.0 m/s, the horizontal component of his velocity vector was 5.1 m/s. 12)
What was the vertical component of Jeff's velocity?
A) 3.4 m/s B) 4.3 m/s C) 3.8 m/s D) 4.8 m/s