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: (6,0º) and (10, 180º). The magnitude of their resultant is
4
11.7
not given
16
60
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Question 2
What is the direction of the resultant in Question #1
0º
cannot be determined
180º
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Question 3
Two vectors are added together: (6, 0º) and (22, 270º). The magnitude of their resultant is
7.1
not given
28.0
16.0
22.8
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Question 4
The direction of the vector in Question #3 is
344.7º
74.7º
285.3º
254.7º
15.3º
344.7º
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Question 5
Two vectors are added together: (22, 90º) and (10, 180º). The magnitude of their resultant is
12.0
7.9
32.0
not given
24.2
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Question 6
The direction of the vector in Question #5 is
153.0º
155.6º
153.0º
65.6º
114.4º
27.0º
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