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
84
19
13.9
not given
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Question 2
What is the direction of the resultant in Question #1
180º
cannot be determined
0º
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Question 3
Two vectors are added together: (6, 0º) and (23, 270º). The magnitude of their resultant is
7.2
17.0
23.8
29.0
not given
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Question 4
The direction of the vector in Question #3 is
14.6º
345.4º
345.4º
75.4º
284.6º
255.4º
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Question 5
Two vectors are added together: (23, 90º) and (12, 180º). The magnitude of their resultant is
25.9
35.0
not given
11.0
8.3
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Question 6
The direction of the vector in Question #5 is
152.4º
62.4º
148.6º
31.4º
148.6º
117.6º
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