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: (7,0º) and (12, 180º). The magnitude of their resultant is
5
19
13.9
not given
84
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Question 2
What is the direction of the resultant in Question #1
180º
0º
cannot be determined
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Question 3
Two vectors are added together: (4, 0º) and (21, 270º). The magnitude of their resultant is
6.6
not given
21.4
25.0
17.0
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Question 4
The direction of the vector in Question #3 is
259.2º
10.8º
79.2º
280.8º
349.2º
349.2º
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Question 5
Two vectors are added together: (21, 90º) and (12, 180º). The magnitude of their resultant is
not given
9.0
24.2
8.0
33.0
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Question 6
The direction of the vector in Question #5 is
119.7º
150.3º
34.8º
60.3º
145.2º
145.2º
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