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
33
not given
8
14
11.4
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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: (7, 0º) and (16, 270º). The magnitude of their resultant is
not given
6.6
23.0
9.0
17.5
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Question 4
The direction of the vector in Question #3 is
293.6º
336.4º
336.4º
66.4º
246.4º
23.6º
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Question 5
Two vectors are added together: (16, 90º) and (11, 180º). The magnitude of their resultant is
27.0
7.3
not given
19.4
5.0
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Question 6
The direction of the vector in Question #5 is
43.4º
136.6º
55.5º
124.5º
145.5º
136.6º
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