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: (3,0º) and (11, 180º). The magnitude of their resultant is
14
33
11.4
not given
8
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Question 2
What is the direction of the resultant in Question #1
0º
cannot be determined
180º
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Question 3
Two vectors are added together: (4, 0º) and (20, 270º). The magnitude of their resultant is
24.0
6.5
not given
16.0
20.4
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Question 4
The direction of the vector in Question #3 is
11.3º
348.7º
348.7º
78.7º
258.7º
281.3º
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Question 5
Two vectors are added together: (20, 90º) and (11, 180º). The magnitude of their resultant is
22.8
31.0
9.0
not given
7.8
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Question 6
The direction of the vector in Question #5 is
151.2º
61.2º
146.6º
118.8º
146.6º
33.4º
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