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 (12, 180º). The magnitude of their resultant is
9
not given
15
36
12.4
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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: (8, 0º) and (21, 270º). The magnitude of their resultant is
not given
13.0
22.5
29.0
7.4
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Question 4
The direction of the vector in Question #3 is
339.1º
249.1º
339.1º
20.9º
290.9º
69.1º
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Question 5
Two vectors are added together: (21, 90º) and (12, 180º). The magnitude of their resultant is
33.0
24.2
9.0
8.0
not given
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Question 6
The direction of the vector in Question #5 is
60.3º
145.2º
34.8º
150.3º
145.2º
119.7º
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