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: (5,0º) and (11, 180º). The magnitude of their resultant is
55
16
not given
12.1
6
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Question 2
What is the direction of the resultant in Question #1
cannot be determined
0º
180º
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Question 3
Two vectors are added together: (6, 0º) and (18, 270º). The magnitude of their resultant is
19.0
not given
12.0
24.0
6.7
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Question 4
The direction of the vector in Question #3 is
18.4º
251.6º
288.4º
341.6º
341.6º
71.6º
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Question 5
Two vectors are added together: (18, 90º) and (11, 180º). The magnitude of their resultant is
7.6
not given
29.0
7.0
21.1
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Question 6
The direction of the vector in Question #5 is
142.3º
148.6º
121.4º
58.6º
37.7º
142.3º
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