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 (13, 180º). The magnitude of their resultant is
13.9
18
65
8
not given
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Question 2
What is the direction of the resultant in Question #1
0º
180º
cannot be determined
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Question 3
Two vectors are added together: (4, 0º) and (20, 270º). The magnitude of their resultant is
16.0
24.0
6.5
20.4
not given
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Question 4
The direction of the vector in Question #3 is
258.7º
78.7º
348.7º
11.3º
348.7º
281.3º
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Question 5
Two vectors are added together: (20, 90º) and (13, 180º). The magnitude of their resultant is
8.1
7.0
33.0
not given
23.9
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Question 6
The direction of the vector in Question #5 is
123.0º
139.5º
139.5º
40.5º
147.0º
57.0º
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