Practice Problems
Adding Parallel, Anti-parallel, and Orthogonal Vectors
Directions:
On this worksheet you will practice adding vectors that are either parallel or antiparallel as well as those that are at right angles to each other.
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Question 1
Two vectors are added together: (4,0º) and (10, 180º). The magnitude of their resultant is
14
6
not given
40
10.8
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Question 2
What is the direction of the resultant in Question #1
0º
180º
cannot be determined
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Question 3
Two vectors are added together: (4, 0º) and (23, 270º). The magnitude of their resultant is
not given
6.8
27.0
19.0
23.3
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Question 4
The direction of the vector in Question #3 is
279.9º
350.1º
80.1º
350.1º
260.1º
9.9º
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Question 5
Two vectors are added together: (23, 90º) and (10, 180º). The magnitude of their resultant is
33.0
8.0
25.1
13.0
not given
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Question 6
The direction of the vector in Question #5 is
25.8º
154.2º
66.5º
113.5º
156.5º
154.2º
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