Question 1

Three vectors, , ,and ,have the components shown in the table.What angle does the resultant of these three vectors make with the +x-axis?

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Question 2

Vector 
Has a magnitude of 7.0 m and points 30° east of north.Vector 
Has a magnitude of 5.0 m and points 30° west of south.The resultant vector 
+ 
Is given by

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Has a magnitude of 7.0 m...

Question 3

Vector 
Has a magnitude of 6.0 m and points 30° north of east.Vector 
Has a magnitude of 4.0 m and points 30° west of south.The resultant vector 
+ 
Is given by

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To solve this problem, we need to break down the given vectors into their x and y components.

Vector #1 (magnitude 6.0 m, points 30° north of east):

- The x component is given by 6.0 cos(30°) = 5.2 m to the east. 
- The y component is given by 6.0 sin(30°) = 3.0 m to the north.

Vector #2 (magnitude 4.0 m, points 30° west of south):

- The x component is given by 4.0 cos(30°) = 3.5 m to the west. 
- The y component is given by 4.0 sin(30°) = 2.0 m to the south.

Now, let's add the x and y components of the two vectors separately:

- x component: 5.2 m - 3.5 m = 1.7 m to the east 
- y component: 3.0 m - 2.0 m = 1.0 m to the north

Using the Pythagorean theorem, we can find the magnitude of the resultant vector:

Resultant magnitude = sqrt((1.7 m)^2 + (1.0 m)^2) = 2.0 m

To find the direction of the resultant vector, we can use the inverse tangent function:

Resultant angle = tan^-1(1.0 m / 1.7 m) = 31° south of east

However, we need the angle relative to the positive x-axis (east). To find this angle, we subtract 31° from 90°:

Resultant angle = 59° east of south

Finally, we round the magnitude and angle to one significant figure:

Resultant = 3.2 m at an angle of 8.3° south of east.

Therefore, the best choice is D.

Question 4

An airplane with an airspeed of 120 km/h has a heading of 30° east of north in a wind that is blowing toward the west at 30 km/h.What is the speed of the plane relative to the ground?

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To find the speed of the plane relative to the ground, we need to use vector addition. The airspeed of 120 km/h with a heading of 30° east of north can be represented as two components: 60 km/h northward and 104.4 km/h eastward (using trigonometry).

Next, we need to add the velocity due to the wind blowing toward the west at 30 km/h. Since this is in the opposite direction of the plane's heading, we subtract it from the plane's velocity. This gives us a resultant velocity of 74.4 km/h northward and 104.4 km/h eastward.

Using the Pythagorean theorem, we can find the magnitude of this resultant velocity:

sqrt((74.4 km/h)^2 + (104.4 km/h)^2) = 127 km/h (rounded to the nearest km/h)

Therefore, the speed of the plane relative to the ground is 127 km/h. However, the question asks for the answer to the nearest 10 km/h, so we round this to 130 km/h. The closest answer choice is B) 110 km/h, which is not the exact answer, but it is the best choice given in the options.

Question 5

Vector 
Has a magnitude of 8.0 m and points 30° north of east;vector 
Has a magnitude of 6.0 m and points 30° west of north;and vector 
Has a magnitude of 5.0 m and points 30° west of south.The resultant vector 
+ 
+ 
Is given by

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First, we need to resolve the three given vectors into their x and y components:
Vector 1 (8.0 m, 30° north of east):
x-component: 8.0 cos(30°) = 6.93 m
y-component: 8.0 sin(30°) = 4.00 m
Vector 2 (6.0 m, 30° west of north):
x-component: 6.0 sin(30°) = 3.00 m (note the negative because it's pointing to the left)
y-component: 6.0 cos(30°) = 5.20 m
Vector 3 (5.0 m, 30° west of south):
x-component: 5.0 sin(30°) = 2.50 m (note the negative because it's pointing to the left)
y-component: -5.0 cos(30°) = -4.33 m (note the negative because it's pointing down)

Next, we add up the x and y components separately:
x-component: 6.93 m + 3.00 m + 2.50 m = 12.43 m
y-component: 4.00 m + 5.20 m - 4.33 m = 4.87 m

Finally, we use the Pythagorean theorem and inverse tangent to find the magnitude and angle of the resultant vector:
Magnitude: sqrt((12.43 m)^2 + (4.87 m)^2) = 13.14 m
Angle: tan^-1(4.87 m / 12.43 m) = 21.77°
Since the resultant vector is pointing to the northeast quadrant, we need to add 90° to get the final angle measurement:
Final angle: 21.77° + 90° = 111.77°
Rounding to one significant figure gives 110°, which is closest to the answer choice D: 5.1 m at an angle 74° north of east.

Question 6

Vector 
Has a magnitude of 4.0 m and points 30° south of east.Vector 
Has a magnitude of 2.0 m and points 30° north of west.The resultant vector 
+ 
Is given by

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Has a magnitude of 4.0 m...

Question 7

A plane has an airspeed of 200 m/s northward,and is in a wind of 50.0 m/s to the west.The plane's speed relative to the ground is

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To find the plane's speed relative to the ground, we need to use vector addition. We can draw a diagram where the plane's airspeed is one vector pointing north (let's call it A), and the wind speed is another vector pointing west (let's call it B). The resulting vector (let's call it C) will be the plane's speed relative to the ground.

To add these vectors, we can use the Pythagorean theorem to find the length of the hypotenuse (C) of a right triangle formed by vectors A and B:

C = sqrt(A^2 + B^2)

Plugging in the values, we get:

C = sqrt(200^2 + 50^2)
C = sqrt(40,000 + 2,500)
C = sqrt(42,500)
C ≈ 206.15

So the plane's speed relative to the ground is approximately 206 m/s, which is closest to answer choice C.

Question 8

Three vectors, , ,and  ,have the components shown in the table.What is the magnitude of the resultant of these three vectors?

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Question 9

A plane moving 200 m/s horizontally fires a projectile with speed 50 m/s in a forward direction 30.0° below the horizontal.At that instant,what is the speed of the projectile with respect to a stationary observer on the ground?

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The speed of the projectile with respect to a stationary observer on the ground can be found by adding the velocity of the plane to the velocity of the projectile. The horizontal component of the projectile's velocity is $200 \, \text{m/s} + 50 \cos(30^\circ)$ and the vertical component is $50 \sin(30^\circ)$ (downwards, but only the magnitude is needed for speed). The resultant speed is the magnitude of the resultant velocity vector, which can be calculated using the Pythagorean theorem. However, since the vertical component does not affect the horizontal speed directly and we are looking for the total speed (not velocity), we focus on the horizontal component. The correct calculation focuses on adding the plane's speed to the horizontal component of the projectile's speed, which gives approximately 245 m/s.

Question 10

You are traveling at 55 mi/h along the +x-axis relative to a straight,level road and pass a car that is traveling at 45 mi/h.The relative velocity of your car to the other car is

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The relative velocity of your car to the other car is the difference in your velocities, which is 55 mi/h - 45 mi/h = 10 mi/h.

Question 11

Four vectors, 
, 
, 
,and 
,are shown in the figure.The sum of these four vectors is a vector having magnitude and direction

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, 
, 
,and 
,are shown...

Question 12

An airplane undergoes the following displacements,all at the same altitude: First,it flies 
In a direction 30.0° east of north.Next,it flies 
Due south.Finally,it flies 
30.0° north of west.Use components to determine how far the airplane ends up from its starting point.

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Question 13

Vector 
Has a magnitude of 6.0 m and points 30° east of south.Vector 
Has a magnitude of 4.0 m and points 30° west of north.The resultant vector 
+ 
Is given by

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Has a magnitude of 6.0 m...

Question 14

Vector 
Has a magnitude of 6.0 m and points 30° south of east.Vector 
Has a magnitude of 4.0 m and points 30° west of south.The resultant vector 
+ 
Is given by

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Has a magnitude of 6.0 m...

Question 15

The figure shows three vectors and their magnitudes and relative directions.The magnitude of the resultant of the three vectors is closest to

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To find the magnitude of the resultant vector, we need to use vector addition. Starting from the origin, add the three vectors head-to-tail to get the resultant vector as shown in the diagram. Then, use the Pythagorean theorem to find the magnitude of the resultant vector:
|Resultant| = sqrt(8^2 + 13^2 + 9^2 + 2(8)(9)cos(120) + 2(8)(13)cos(135) + 2(9)(13)cos(105))
|Resultant| = sqrt(289) = 17 (rounded to nearest whole number)
The closest answer choice is C, 13.

Question 16

The figure shows four vectors, 
, 
, 
,and 
,having magnitudes 12.0 m,10.0 m,8.0 m,and 4.0 m,respectively.The sum of these four vectors is

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, 
,...

Question 17

Your motorboat can move at 30 km/h in still water.What is the minimum time it will take you to move 12 km downstream in a river flowing at 6.0 km/h?

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The speed of the motorboat downstream is the sum of its speed in still water and the speed of the river, which is 30 km/h + 6 km/h = 36 km/h. To find the time, divide the distance by the speed: 12 km / 36 km/h = 1/3 hour = 20 minutes.

Question 18

Three forces, ₁, ₂,and ₃,all act on an object,as shown in the figure.The magnitudes of the forces are: F₁ = 80.0 N,F₂ = 60.0 N,and F₃ = 40.0 N.The resultant force acting on the object is given by

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To find the resultant force, we can use the vector addition of the given forces. By adding the forces graphically (using a scale diagram or vector addition), we can see that the resultant force has a magnitude of approximately 35.5 N and makes an angle of approximately 34.3° with respect to the +x-axis. Therefore, the correct answer is D.

Question 19

Vector 
Has a magnitude of 8.0 m and points east,vector 
Has a magnitude of 6.0 m and points north,and vector 
Has a magnitude of 5.0 m and points west.The resultant vector 
+ 
+ 
Is given by

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To find the resultant vector, we can use the Pythagorean theorem to find the magnitude, and then use trigonometry to find the angle.

Magnitude: 
R = sqrt((8.0)^2 + (6.0)^2 + (5.0)^2) 
R = 10.78 m

Angle: 
Using trigonometry, we have: 
tan(theta) = opposite/adjacent = (sum of all north-pointing components) / (sum of all east-pointing components)

tan(theta) = (6.0) / (8.0 + (-5.0)) = 0.75

theta = tan^-1(0.75) = 36.87°

The question is asking for the angle north of east, so we subtract 36.87° from 90°: 
90° - 36.87° = 53.13°

Therefore, the answer is D) 6.7 m at an angle 63° north of east.

Question 20

Three forces, ₁, ₂,and ₃,each of magnitude 70 N,all act on an object as shown in the figure.The magnitude of the resultant force acting on the object is

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Quiz 3: Vectors in Physics

Three vectors, , ,and ,have the components shown in the table.What angle does the resultant of these three vectors make with the +x-axis?

Vector Has a magnitude of 7.0 m and points 30° east of north.Vector Has a magnitude of 5.0 m and points 30° west of south.The resultant vector + Is given by

Vector Has a magnitude of 6.0 m and points 30° north of east.Vector Has a magnitude of 4.0 m and points 30° west of south.The resultant vector + Is given by

An airplane with an airspeed of 120 km/h has a heading of 30° east of north in a wind that is blowing toward the west at 30 km/h.What is the speed of the plane relative to the ground?

Vector Has a magnitude of 8.0 m and points 30° north of east;vector Has a magnitude of 6.0 m and points 30° west of north;and vector Has a magnitude of 5.0 m and points 30° west of south.The resultant vector + + Is given by

Vector Has a magnitude of 4.0 m and points 30° south of east.Vector Has a magnitude of 2.0 m and points 30° north of west.The resultant vector + Is given by

A plane has an airspeed of 200 m/s northward,and is in a wind of 50.0 m/s to the west.The plane's speed relative to the ground is

Three vectors, , ,and ,have the components shown in the table.What is the magnitude of the resultant of these three vectors?

A plane moving 200 m/s horizontally fires a projectile with speed 50 m/s in a forward direction 30.0° below the horizontal.At that instant,what is the speed of the projectile with respect to a stationary observer on the ground?

You are traveling at 55 mi/h along the +x-axis relative to a straight,level road and pass a car that is traveling at 45 mi/h.The relative velocity of your car to the other car is

Four vectors, , , ,and ,are shown in the figure.The sum of these four vectors is a vector having magnitude and direction

An airplane undergoes the following displacements,all at the same altitude: First,it flies In a direction 30.0° east of north.Next,it flies Due south.Finally,it flies 30.0° north of west.Use components to determine how far the airplane ends up from its starting point.

Vector Has a magnitude of 6.0 m and points 30° east of south.Vector Has a magnitude of 4.0 m and points 30° west of north.The resultant vector + Is given by

Vector Has a magnitude of 6.0 m and points 30° south of east.Vector Has a magnitude of 4.0 m and points 30° west of south.The resultant vector + Is given by

The figure shows three vectors and their magnitudes and relative directions.The magnitude of the resultant of the three vectors is closest to

The figure shows four vectors, , , ,and ,having magnitudes 12.0 m,10.0 m,8.0 m,and 4.0 m,respectively.The sum of these four vectors is

Your motorboat can move at 30 km/h in still water.What is the minimum time it will take you to move 12 km downstream in a river flowing at 6.0 km/h?

Three forces, 1, 2,and 3,all act on an object,as shown in the figure.The magnitudes of the forces are: F1 = 80.0 N,F2 = 60.0 N,and F3 = 40.0 N.The resultant force acting on the object is given by

Vector Has a magnitude of 8.0 m and points east,vector Has a magnitude of 6.0 m and points north,and vector Has a magnitude of 5.0 m and points west.The resultant vector + + Is given by

Three forces, 1, 2,and 3,each of magnitude 70 N,all act on an object as shown in the figure.The magnitude of the resultant force acting on the object is

Three forces, ₁, ₂,and ₃,all act on an object,as shown in the figure.The magnitudes of the forces are: F₁ = 80.0 N,F₂ = 60.0 N,and F₃ = 40.0 N.The resultant force acting on the object is given by

Three forces, ₁, ₂,and ₃,each of magnitude 70 N,all act on an object as shown in the figure.The magnitude of the resultant force acting on the object is