Deck 3: Motion in a Plane

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A projectile is projected from the origin with a velocity of 20.0 m/s at an angle of 60.0 degrees above the horizontal. What is the maximum height of the projectile?

A) 8.40 m
B) 9.50 m
C) 10.9 m
D) 15.3 m
E) 20.2 m
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A stone thrown horizontally from a cliff with an initial speed of 10 m/s hits the bottom of the cliff in 4.3 s. What is the height of the cliff?

A) 22 m
B) 43 m
C) 69 m
D) 91 m
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A projectile is projected from the origin with a velocity of 30.0 m/s at an angle of 45.0 degrees above the horizontal. What is the range of the projectile?

A) 91.8 m
B) 105 m
C) 134 m
D) 177 m
E) 205 m
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A projectile is projected from the origin with a velocity of 30.0 m/s at an angle of 40.0 degrees above the horizontal. What is the time it takes the projectile to reach maximum height?

A) 2.66 s
B) 2.23 s
C) 1.97 s
D) 1.54 s
E) 1.02 s
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A projectile is projected from the origin with a velocity of 20.0 m/s at an angle of 30.0 degrees above the horizontal. The projectile lands on a roof that is 4.0 m high. What is the total horizontal distance covered when the projectile hits the roof?

A) 25.9 m
B) 22.3 m
C) 19.4 m
D) 17.5 m
E) 15.0 m
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A projectile is projected from the origin with a velocity of 25.0 m/s at an angle of 50.0 degrees above the horizontal. What is the time of maximum height of the projectile?

A) 1.95 s
B) 2.03 s
C) 2.67 s
D) 3.01 s
E) 3.45 s
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A projectile is projected from the origin with a velocity of 45.0 m/s at an angle of 30.0 degrees above the horizontal. What is the range of the projectile?

A) 92.0 m
B) 105 m
C) 134 m
D) 179 m
E) 205 m
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A projectile is thrown from the top of a tall building with a velocity of 15.0 m/s at an angle of 30.0 degrees above the horizontal. Relative to its starting point, what is the location of the projectile 2.00 seconds later?

A) X = 4.60 m, Y = 9.60 m
B) X = −26.0 m, Y = −26.0 m
C) X = −36.0 m, Y = −4.60 m
D) X = 26.0 m, Y = −4.60 m
E) X = 46.0 m, Y = 4.60 m
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A projectile is projected from the origin with a velocity of 25.0 m/s at an angle of 45.0 degrees above the horizontal. What is the time it takes for the projectile to hit the ground?

A) 1.95 s
B) 2.22 s
C) 2.75 s
D) 3.04 s
E) 3.61 s
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A projectile is launched from the edge of a cliff with a velocity of 15.0 m/s at an angle of 30.0 degrees above the horizontal. Ignoring air resistance, what is the velocity of the projectile 2.00 seconds later?

A) 17.8 m/s at an angle of 38 degrees above the horizontal
B) 11.4 m/s at an angle of 43 degrees below the horizontal
C) 17.8 m/s at an angle of 43 degrees below the horizontal
D) 11.4 m/s at an angle of 38 degrees below the horizontal
E) 17.8 m/s at an angle of 43 degrees above the horizontal
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A projectile is projected from the origin with a velocity of 20.0 m/s at an angle of 30.0 degrees above the horizontal. The projectile lands on a roof that is 4.00 m high. What is the velocity vector when the projectile hits the roof?

A) Vx = 17.3 m/s, Vy = +13.4 m/s
B) Vx = 14.3 m/s, Vy = −3.23 m/s
C) Vx = 17.3 m/s, Vy = −13.4 m/s
D) Vx = 16.8 m/s, Vy = −3.95 m/s
E) Vx = 17.3 m/s, Vy = −4.65 m/s
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A projectile is projected from the origin with a velocity of 45.0 m/s at an angle of 30.0 degrees above the horizontal. What is the velocity when the projectile hits the ground?

A) Vx = 35.7 m/s, Vy = −22.5 m/s
B) Vx = 39.0 m/s, Vy = −22.5 m/s
C) Vx = 35.7 m/s, Vy = −39.0 m/s
D) Vx = 39.0 m/s, Vy = −35.7 m/s
E) Vx = 22.5 m/s, Vy = −22.5 m/s
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A projectile is projected from the origin with a velocity of 30.0 m/s at an angle of 40.0 degrees above the horizontal. What is the position vector when the projectile is at the maximum height?

A) X = 45.2 m, Y = 19.0 m
B) X = 21.1 m, Y = 19.0 m
C) X = 51.1 m, Y = 21.1 m
D) X = 45.2 m, Y = 21.1 m
E) X = 19.0 m, Y = 17.5 m
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A projectile is projected from the origin with a velocity of 20.0 m/s at an angle of 30.0 degrees above the horizontal. The projectile lands on a roof that is 4.00 m high. What is the speed when the projectile hits the roof?

A) 19.2 m/s
B) 17.9 m/s
C) 12.5 m/s
D) 9.20 m/s
E) 8.40 m/s
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A projectile is projected from the origin with a velocity of 20.0 m/s at an angle of 30.0 degrees above the horizontal. The projectile lands on a roof that is 4.00 m high. What is the time when the projectile hits the roof?

A) 1.11 s
B) 1.27 s
C) 1.33 s
D) 1.49 s
E) 1.67 s
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A projectile is launched from the edge of a cliff with a velocity of 45.0 m/s at an angle of 30.0 degrees above the horizontal. Relative to its starting point, what is the location of the projectile 3.00 seconds later?

A) X = 85.0 m, Y = 37.0 m
B) X = 117.0 m, Y = 23.4 m
C) X = 37.0 m, Y = 117.0 m
D) X = 23.4 m, Y = 37.0 m
E) X = 85.0 m, Y = 23.4 m
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An airplane flying horizontally at a speed of 50.0 m/s and an elevation of 160 m drops a package. Two seconds later it drops a second package. How far apart will the two packages land?

A) 100 m
B) 162 m
C) 183 m
D) 269 m
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A projectile is launched from the edge of a cliff with a velocity of 10.0 m/s at an angle of 30.0 degrees above the horizontal. What is the velocity of the projectile 2.00 seconds later (ignoring air resistance, and assuming it hasn't reached the ground yet)?

A) Vx = 8.7 m/s, Vy = −14.6 m/s
B) Vx = 14.6 m/s, Vy = −5.6 m/s
C) Vx = −8.7 m/s, Vy = −14.6 m/s
D) Vx = −14.6 m/s, Vy = 8.7 m/s
E) Vx = 5.6 m/s, Vy = −14.6 m/s
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A projectile is projected from the origin with a velocity of 30.0 m/s at an angle of 45.0 degrees above the horizontal. What is the velocity and time when the projectile hits the ground?

A) Vx = 21.2 m/s, Vy = −21.2 m/s at t = 4.33 s
B) Vx = 16.7 m/s, Vy = −16.7 m/s at t = 3.33 s
C) Vx = 21.1 m/s, Vy = −16.7 m/s at t = 2.83 s
D) Vx = 16.7 m/s, Vy = −21.2 m/s at t = 4.33 s
E) Vx = 21.2 m/s, Vy = −15.0 m/s at t = 3.33 s
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A projectile is projected from the origin with a velocity of 45.0 m/s at an angle of 30.0 degrees above the horizontal. What is the time it takes for the projectile to hit the ground?

A) 2.54 s
B) 3.02 s
C) 4.59 s
D) 5.31 s
E) 6.04 s
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If you add two vectors with magnitudes of 200 and 40, which of the following is a possible resultant magnitude?

A) 100
B) 260
C) 0
D) 200
E) 40
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A rocket is launched from the origin with an acceleration of 20.0 m/s2 at an angle of 30.0 degrees above the horizontal. The launch acceleration lasts for 2.00 seconds at which time the fuel is exhausted. The rocket then falls with an acceleration of 9.80 m/s2 downward. What is the maximum velocity reached in the upward direction?

A) 20.0 m/s
B) 25.0 m/s
C) 30.0 m/s
D) 35.0 m/s
E) 40.0 m/s
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A rocket is launched from the origin with an acceleration of 20.0 m/s2 at an angle of 30.0 degrees above the horizontal. The launch acceleration lasts for 2.00 seconds at which time the fuel is exhausted. The rocket then falls with an acceleration of 9.80 m/s2 downward. What is the maximum height attained?

A) 22.3 m
B) 27.5 m
C) 40.4 m
D) 36.7 m
E) 20.0 m
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A blue ball is dropped from the roof of a tall building simultaneously with the horizontal launch of a red ball. Ignoring air resistance, which statement is true?

A) The red ball strikes the ground first with the higher speed.
B) Both balls hit the ground at the same time, but the red ball has the higher speed.
C) The blue ball strikes the ground first, but with the lower speed.
D) Both balls hit the ground at the same time with the same speed.
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Given that a vector extends from the origin to (−5.0 cm, 8.0 cm), find the direction of the vector relative to the positive x-axis.

A) 32º
B) 58º
C) 148º
D) 122º
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A rocket is launched from the origin with an acceleration of 20.0 m/s2 at an angle of 30.0 degrees above the horizontal. The launch acceleration lasts for 2.00 seconds at which time the fuel is exhausted. The rocket then falls with an acceleration of 9.80 m/s2 downward. What is the time it takes to reach maximum height?

A) 3.22 s
B) 3.87 s
C) 4.04 s
D) 4.75 s
E) 5.12 s
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A river flows toward the east at 1.7 m/s. Steve can swim 2.0 m/s in still water. If he swims relative to the water at a direction of 33 degrees west of north, how long will it take him to cross the 75 m wide river?

A) 45 s
B) 39 s
C) 123 s
D) 27 s
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The velocity of a boat with respect to the water is 4.0 m/s at an angle of 30.0 degrees NORTH of WEST. The velocity of the water with respect to the ground is 8.0 m/s at an angle of 45 degrees SOUTH of EAST. What is the velocity of the boat with respect to the ground?

A) 4.7 m/s at 32 degrees SOUTH of WEST
B) 4.3 m/s at 59 degrees SOUTH of EAST
C) 8.3 m/s at 22 degrees SOUTH of WEST
D) 9.8 m/s at 330 degrees SOUTH of EAST
E) 8.3 m/s at 25 degrees SOUTH of WEST
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The velocity of the air with respect to the ground is 50.0 m/s at an angle of 30.0 degrees NORTH of EAST. The velocity of the airplane with respect to the air is 150 m/s at an angle of 60.0 degrees NORTH of EAST. What is the velocity of the airplane with respect to the ground?

A) 158 m/s at 16 degrees NORTH of EAST
B) 103 m/s at 29 degrees SOUTH of EAST
C) 195 m/s at 53 degrees NORTH of EAST
D) 135 m/s at 29 degrees SOUTH of EAST
E) 195 m/s at 53 degrees SOUTH of EAST
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A river flows toward the east at 2.2 m/s. Steve can swim 2.5 m/s in still water. If he wishes to cross the river so that his direction is directly northward, how long will it take him to cross the 75 m wide river?

A) 34 s
B) 39 s
C) 30 s
D) 63 s
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A rocket is launched from the origin with an acceleration of 20.0 m/s2 at an angle of 30.0 degrees above the horizontal. The launch acceleration lasts for 2.00 seconds at which time the fuel is exhausted. The rocket then falls with an acceleration of 9.80 m/s2 downward. What is the total time of flight?

A) 6.02 s
B) 6.91 s
C) 7.23 s
D) 7.44 s
E) 8.02 s
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Given that a vector has components (120 m, −60.0 m), find the magnitude of the vector.

A) 140 m
B) 134 m
C) 180 m
D) 60.0 m
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A river flows toward the east at 1.5 m/s. Steve can swim 2.2 m/s in still water. If he wishes to cross the river so that his direction is exactly northward, what direction relative to the water must he swim?

A) 55° north of west
B) 43° west of north
C) 34° north of west
D) 47° west of north
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The velocity of an airplane with respect to the ground is 2.00 × 102 m/s at an angle of 30.0 degrees NORTH of EAST. The velocity of the airplane with respect to the air is 1.50 × 102 m/s at an angle of 60.0 degrees NORTH of EAST. What is the velocity of the air with respect to the ground?

A) 112 m/s at 50 degrees NORTH of EAST
B) 103 m/s at 17 degrees SOUTH of EAST
C) 134 m/s at 49 degrees SOUTH of EAST
D) 134 m/s at 17 degrees NORTH of EAST
E) 103 m/s at 65 degrees NORTH of EAST
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A rocket is launched from the origin with an acceleration of 20.0 m/s2 at an angle of 30.0 degrees above the horizontal. The launch acceleration lasts for 2.00 seconds at which time the fuel is exhausted. The rocket then falls with an acceleration of 9.80 m/s2 downward. What is the total horizontal distance (range) covered when the rocket hits the ground?

A) 153 m
B) 166 m
C) 187 m
D) 205 m
E) 230 m
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A model airplane is flying north at 12.5 m/s initially, and 25 seconds later is observed heading 30 degrees west of north at 25 m/s. What is the magnitude of the average acceleration during this time interval?

A) 0.37 m/s2
B) 0.50 m/s2
C) 0.62 m/s2
D) 0.87 m/s2
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Given that a vector has components (120 m, −60.0 m), find the direction of the vector relative to the positive x-axis.

A) 116º
B) 26.6º
C) −26.6º
D) 122º
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The velocity of a boat with respect to the water is 4.0 m/s at an angle of 30.0 degrees NORTH of EAST. The velocity of the water with respect to the ground is 3.0 m/s at an angle of 90.0 degrees NORTH of EAST. What is the velocity of the boat with respect to the ground?

A) 6.1 m/s at 36 degrees NORTH of EAST
B) 5.8 m/s at 55 degrees NORTH of EAST
C) 6.1 m/s at 61 degrees NORTH of EAST
D) 5.8 m/s at 36 degrees NORTH of EAST
E) 6.1 m/s at 55 degrees NORTH of EAST
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A ball thrown into the air follows a parabolic trajectory. At the highest point in the trajectory

A) both the velocity and the acceleration are zero.
B) the velocity is zero, but the acceleration is not zero.
C) neither the acceleration nor the velocity are zero.
D) the acceleration is zero but the velocity is not zero.
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Given that a vector extends from the origin to (−5.0 cm, 8.0 cm), find the magnitude of the vector.

A) 9.8 cm
B) 3.4 cm
C) 9.4 cm
D) −5.6 cm
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An ant travels 30 cm east, 25 cm north, and finally 15 cm west. What is the direction of its displacement with respect to its starting point?

A) 59º N of E
B) 77º N of E
C) 29º N of E
D) 59º N of W
E) 29º N of W
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The interstate on-ramp is 1.5 km west of your home, and on leaving for grandmother's house you are only able to accomplish an average velocity of 12 km/hr between your home and the on-ramp. At the on-ramp, you wait for traffic for 2.0 min before proceeding toward grandmother's house. If you wish to arrive there, which is 15 km south of the on-ramp, over a river and through some woods, in a total elapsed time of 25.0 minutes, what average speed must you maintain on the interstate highway?

A) 51 km/hr
B) 58 km/hr
C) 67 km/hr
D) none of these
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An ant crawls in a straight line at a constant speed of 0.35 m/s, beginning in the corner of a square classroom that is 5.00 m on a side. It first crosses the diagonal of the room and then turns to the right, continuing at 0.45 m/s to the far corner of the same wall from which it began. What was the ant's average speed for the whole trip?

A) 0.40 m/s
B) 0.16 m/s
C) 0.24 m/s
D) 0.39 m/s
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A baseball is struck by a batter at an angle such that it reaches its maximum height at the location of the pitcher-and just grazes the top of the pitcher's head (at an elevation of 1.50 m above the launch point of the baseball). The pitcher is a horizontal distance of 20.0 m from the point at which the ball was struck. What was the launch speed for the baseball?

A) 36.6 m/s
B) 36.1 m/s
C) 41.6 m/s
D) 30.7 m/s
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Vector A has a magnitude of 3.0 units and makes an angle of −90.0º with the positive x-axis. Vector B has a magnitude of 4.0 units and makes an angle of −120º with the positive x-axis. What is the direction of the vector sum A + B relative to the positive x-axis?

A) −107º
B) 55º
C) −55º
D) −145º
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A displacement vector D is given as 40.0 m at an angle of 60.0 degrees NORTH of EAST. The Dx component and the Dy component of the vector are

A) Dx = +34.6 m, Dy = +20.0 m.
B) Dx = +20.0 m, Dy = −34.6 m.
C) Dx = +20.0 m, Dy = +34.6 m.
D) Dx = −34.6 m, Dy = +20.0 m.
E) Dx = +34.6 m, Dy = −20.0 m.
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An ant crawls in a straight line at a constant speed of 0.24 m/s for a distance of 3.0 m, beginning in the corner of a square classroom. It then turns exactly 90 degrees to the right and proceeds an additional 4.0 m with a constant speed of 0.44 m/s, reaching the other corner of the same wall from which it began. What was the ant's average speed for the full trip from corner to corner?

A) 0.34 m/s
B) 0.30 m/s
C) 0.21 m/s
D) 0.23 m/s
E) 0.32 m/s
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The interstate on-ramp is 5.5 km west of your home, and on leaving for grandmother's house you are only able to accomplish an average velocity of 38 km/hr between your home and the on-ramp. At the on-ramp, you wait for traffic for 2.0 min before proceeding toward grandmother's house. If you wish to arrive there, which is 15 km south of the on-ramp, over a river and through some woods, having achieved an average velocity of 42 km/hr for the whole trip, how fast do you need to drive south on the interstate highway?

A) 58 km/hr
B) 48 km/hr
C) 74 km/hr
D) 39 km/hr
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A displacement vector D is given as 40.0 m at an angle of 60.0 degrees EAST of NORTH. The Dx component and the Dy component of the vector are

A) Dx = +34.6 m, Dy = +20.0 m.
B) Dx = +20.0 m, Dy = −34.6 m.
C) Dx = +20.0 m, Dy = +34.6 m.
D) Dx = −34.6 m, Dy = +20.0 m.
E) Dx = +34.6 m, Dy = −20.0 m.
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A displacement vector of magnitude 15.2 km directed along the positive x-axis combines with a second vector to produce a total displacement of magnitude 17.9 km. What is the magnitude of the second vector?

A) 2.7 km
B) 9.5 km
C) 23.5 km
D) Not enough information is given.
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An ant crawls in a straight line at a constant speed of 0.24 m/s for a distance of 3.0 m, beginning in the corner of a square classroom. It then turns exactly 90 degrees to the right, and proceeds an additional 4.0 m, reaching the far corner of the same wall from which it began. If the second leg of the journey was crawled in half the amount of time as the first, what was the ant's average speed for the whole trip?

A) 0.80 m/s
B) 0.27 m/s
C) 0.37 m/s
D) 0.44 m/s
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A beetle runs an erratic pattern on a square kitchen table that is 1.5 m on a side. The sides are arranged along the directions north/south and east/west. It begins at the southwest corner and travels east along one side to the adjacent corner in 20.0 s. It then turns north and reaches the northeast corner 12.5 s later. What is the magnitude of the beetle's average velocity for the whole trip?

A) 0.092 m/s
B) 0.098 m/s
C) 0.065 m/s
D) 0.033 m/s
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Vector A has a magnitude of 3.0 units and makes an angle of −90.0º with the positive x-axis. Vector B has a magnitude of 4.0 units and makes an angle of −120º with the positive x-axis. What is the magnitude of the vector sum A + B?

A) 1.0 units
B) 6.8 units
C) 7.0 units
D) 5.0 units
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You drive five blocks due north, five blocks due east, and another two blocks due north. What is the magnitude of your displacement?

A) 7 blocks
B) 12 blocks
C) 9 blocks
D) 10 blocks
E) 8.6 blocks
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A vector of magnitude 3.8 directed along the positive x-axis combines with a second vector directed along the positive y-axis to produce a total vector of magnitude 6.1. What is the magnitude of the second vector?

A) 2.7
B) 9.5
C) 23.5
D) 4.8
E) Not enough information is given.
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The y-component of a vector is −15.0, while its magnitude is 27.2. Which could be the vector's direction?

A) 61.1° below the +x-axis
B) 56.5° below the −x-axis
C) 33.5° below the −x-axis
D) 28.9° below the +x-axis
E) None of the choices are correct.
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A projectile is projected from the origin with a velocity of 20.0 m/s at an angle of 60.0 degrees above the horizontal. What is the maximum height of the projectile?

A) 8.40 m
B) 9.50 m
C) 10.9 m
D) 15.3 m
E) 20.2 m
15.3 m
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A stone thrown horizontally from a cliff with an initial speed of 10 m/s hits the bottom of the cliff in 4.3 s. What is the height of the cliff?

A) 22 m
B) 43 m
C) 69 m
D) 91 m
91 m
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A projectile is projected from the origin with a velocity of 30.0 m/s at an angle of 45.0 degrees above the horizontal. What is the range of the projectile?

A) 91.8 m
B) 105 m
C) 134 m
D) 177 m
E) 205 m
91.8 m
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A projectile is projected from the origin with a velocity of 30.0 m/s at an angle of 40.0 degrees above the horizontal. What is the time it takes the projectile to reach maximum height?

A) 2.66 s
B) 2.23 s
C) 1.97 s
D) 1.54 s
E) 1.02 s
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A projectile is projected from the origin with a velocity of 20.0 m/s at an angle of 30.0 degrees above the horizontal. The projectile lands on a roof that is 4.0 m high. What is the total horizontal distance covered when the projectile hits the roof?

A) 25.9 m
B) 22.3 m
C) 19.4 m
D) 17.5 m
E) 15.0 m
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A projectile is projected from the origin with a velocity of 25.0 m/s at an angle of 50.0 degrees above the horizontal. What is the time of maximum height of the projectile?

A) 1.95 s
B) 2.03 s
C) 2.67 s
D) 3.01 s
E) 3.45 s
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A projectile is projected from the origin with a velocity of 45.0 m/s at an angle of 30.0 degrees above the horizontal. What is the range of the projectile?

A) 92.0 m
B) 105 m
C) 134 m
D) 179 m
E) 205 m
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A projectile is thrown from the top of a tall building with a velocity of 15.0 m/s at an angle of 30.0 degrees above the horizontal. Relative to its starting point, what is the location of the projectile 2.00 seconds later?

A) X = 4.60 m, Y = 9.60 m
B) X = −26.0 m, Y = −26.0 m
C) X = −36.0 m, Y = −4.60 m
D) X = 26.0 m, Y = −4.60 m
E) X = 46.0 m, Y = 4.60 m
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A projectile is projected from the origin with a velocity of 25.0 m/s at an angle of 45.0 degrees above the horizontal. What is the time it takes for the projectile to hit the ground?

A) 1.95 s
B) 2.22 s
C) 2.75 s
D) 3.04 s
E) 3.61 s
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A projectile is launched from the edge of a cliff with a velocity of 15.0 m/s at an angle of 30.0 degrees above the horizontal. Ignoring air resistance, what is the velocity of the projectile 2.00 seconds later?

A) 17.8 m/s at an angle of 38 degrees above the horizontal
B) 11.4 m/s at an angle of 43 degrees below the horizontal
C) 17.8 m/s at an angle of 43 degrees below the horizontal
D) 11.4 m/s at an angle of 38 degrees below the horizontal
E) 17.8 m/s at an angle of 43 degrees above the horizontal
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A projectile is projected from the origin with a velocity of 20.0 m/s at an angle of 30.0 degrees above the horizontal. The projectile lands on a roof that is 4.00 m high. What is the velocity vector when the projectile hits the roof?

A) Vx = 17.3 m/s, Vy = +13.4 m/s
B) Vx = 14.3 m/s, Vy = −3.23 m/s
C) Vx = 17.3 m/s, Vy = −13.4 m/s
D) Vx = 16.8 m/s, Vy = −3.95 m/s
E) Vx = 17.3 m/s, Vy = −4.65 m/s
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A projectile is projected from the origin with a velocity of 45.0 m/s at an angle of 30.0 degrees above the horizontal. What is the velocity when the projectile hits the ground?

A) Vx = 35.7 m/s, Vy = −22.5 m/s
B) Vx = 39.0 m/s, Vy = −22.5 m/s
C) Vx = 35.7 m/s, Vy = −39.0 m/s
D) Vx = 39.0 m/s, Vy = −35.7 m/s
E) Vx = 22.5 m/s, Vy = −22.5 m/s
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A projectile is projected from the origin with a velocity of 30.0 m/s at an angle of 40.0 degrees above the horizontal. What is the position vector when the projectile is at the maximum height?

A) X = 45.2 m, Y = 19.0 m
B) X = 21.1 m, Y = 19.0 m
C) X = 51.1 m, Y = 21.1 m
D) X = 45.2 m, Y = 21.1 m
E) X = 19.0 m, Y = 17.5 m
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A projectile is projected from the origin with a velocity of 20.0 m/s at an angle of 30.0 degrees above the horizontal. The projectile lands on a roof that is 4.00 m high. What is the speed when the projectile hits the roof?

A) 19.2 m/s
B) 17.9 m/s
C) 12.5 m/s
D) 9.20 m/s
E) 8.40 m/s
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A projectile is projected from the origin with a velocity of 20.0 m/s at an angle of 30.0 degrees above the horizontal. The projectile lands on a roof that is 4.00 m high. What is the time when the projectile hits the roof?

A) 1.11 s
B) 1.27 s
C) 1.33 s
D) 1.49 s
E) 1.67 s
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16
A projectile is launched from the edge of a cliff with a velocity of 45.0 m/s at an angle of 30.0 degrees above the horizontal. Relative to its starting point, what is the location of the projectile 3.00 seconds later?

A) X = 85.0 m, Y = 37.0 m
B) X = 117.0 m, Y = 23.4 m
C) X = 37.0 m, Y = 117.0 m
D) X = 23.4 m, Y = 37.0 m
E) X = 85.0 m, Y = 23.4 m
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17
An airplane flying horizontally at a speed of 50.0 m/s and an elevation of 160 m drops a package. Two seconds later it drops a second package. How far apart will the two packages land?

A) 100 m
B) 162 m
C) 183 m
D) 269 m
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18
A projectile is launched from the edge of a cliff with a velocity of 10.0 m/s at an angle of 30.0 degrees above the horizontal. What is the velocity of the projectile 2.00 seconds later (ignoring air resistance, and assuming it hasn't reached the ground yet)?

A) Vx = 8.7 m/s, Vy = −14.6 m/s
B) Vx = 14.6 m/s, Vy = −5.6 m/s
C) Vx = −8.7 m/s, Vy = −14.6 m/s
D) Vx = −14.6 m/s, Vy = 8.7 m/s
E) Vx = 5.6 m/s, Vy = −14.6 m/s
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19
A projectile is projected from the origin with a velocity of 30.0 m/s at an angle of 45.0 degrees above the horizontal. What is the velocity and time when the projectile hits the ground?

A) Vx = 21.2 m/s, Vy = −21.2 m/s at t = 4.33 s
B) Vx = 16.7 m/s, Vy = −16.7 m/s at t = 3.33 s
C) Vx = 21.1 m/s, Vy = −16.7 m/s at t = 2.83 s
D) Vx = 16.7 m/s, Vy = −21.2 m/s at t = 4.33 s
E) Vx = 21.2 m/s, Vy = −15.0 m/s at t = 3.33 s
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A projectile is projected from the origin with a velocity of 45.0 m/s at an angle of 30.0 degrees above the horizontal. What is the time it takes for the projectile to hit the ground?

A) 2.54 s
B) 3.02 s
C) 4.59 s
D) 5.31 s
E) 6.04 s
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21
If you add two vectors with magnitudes of 200 and 40, which of the following is a possible resultant magnitude?

A) 100
B) 260
C) 0
D) 200
E) 40
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22
A rocket is launched from the origin with an acceleration of 20.0 m/s2 at an angle of 30.0 degrees above the horizontal. The launch acceleration lasts for 2.00 seconds at which time the fuel is exhausted. The rocket then falls with an acceleration of 9.80 m/s2 downward. What is the maximum velocity reached in the upward direction?

A) 20.0 m/s
B) 25.0 m/s
C) 30.0 m/s
D) 35.0 m/s
E) 40.0 m/s
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23
A rocket is launched from the origin with an acceleration of 20.0 m/s2 at an angle of 30.0 degrees above the horizontal. The launch acceleration lasts for 2.00 seconds at which time the fuel is exhausted. The rocket then falls with an acceleration of 9.80 m/s2 downward. What is the maximum height attained?

A) 22.3 m
B) 27.5 m
C) 40.4 m
D) 36.7 m
E) 20.0 m
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24
A blue ball is dropped from the roof of a tall building simultaneously with the horizontal launch of a red ball. Ignoring air resistance, which statement is true?

A) The red ball strikes the ground first with the higher speed.
B) Both balls hit the ground at the same time, but the red ball has the higher speed.
C) The blue ball strikes the ground first, but with the lower speed.
D) Both balls hit the ground at the same time with the same speed.
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25
Given that a vector extends from the origin to (−5.0 cm, 8.0 cm), find the direction of the vector relative to the positive x-axis.

A) 32º
B) 58º
C) 148º
D) 122º
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26
A rocket is launched from the origin with an acceleration of 20.0 m/s2 at an angle of 30.0 degrees above the horizontal. The launch acceleration lasts for 2.00 seconds at which time the fuel is exhausted. The rocket then falls with an acceleration of 9.80 m/s2 downward. What is the time it takes to reach maximum height?

A) 3.22 s
B) 3.87 s
C) 4.04 s
D) 4.75 s
E) 5.12 s
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27
A river flows toward the east at 1.7 m/s. Steve can swim 2.0 m/s in still water. If he swims relative to the water at a direction of 33 degrees west of north, how long will it take him to cross the 75 m wide river?

A) 45 s
B) 39 s
C) 123 s
D) 27 s
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28
The velocity of a boat with respect to the water is 4.0 m/s at an angle of 30.0 degrees NORTH of WEST. The velocity of the water with respect to the ground is 8.0 m/s at an angle of 45 degrees SOUTH of EAST. What is the velocity of the boat with respect to the ground?

A) 4.7 m/s at 32 degrees SOUTH of WEST
B) 4.3 m/s at 59 degrees SOUTH of EAST
C) 8.3 m/s at 22 degrees SOUTH of WEST
D) 9.8 m/s at 330 degrees SOUTH of EAST
E) 8.3 m/s at 25 degrees SOUTH of WEST
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29
The velocity of the air with respect to the ground is 50.0 m/s at an angle of 30.0 degrees NORTH of EAST. The velocity of the airplane with respect to the air is 150 m/s at an angle of 60.0 degrees NORTH of EAST. What is the velocity of the airplane with respect to the ground?

A) 158 m/s at 16 degrees NORTH of EAST
B) 103 m/s at 29 degrees SOUTH of EAST
C) 195 m/s at 53 degrees NORTH of EAST
D) 135 m/s at 29 degrees SOUTH of EAST
E) 195 m/s at 53 degrees SOUTH of EAST
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30
A river flows toward the east at 2.2 m/s. Steve can swim 2.5 m/s in still water. If he wishes to cross the river so that his direction is directly northward, how long will it take him to cross the 75 m wide river?

A) 34 s
B) 39 s
C) 30 s
D) 63 s
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31
A rocket is launched from the origin with an acceleration of 20.0 m/s2 at an angle of 30.0 degrees above the horizontal. The launch acceleration lasts for 2.00 seconds at which time the fuel is exhausted. The rocket then falls with an acceleration of 9.80 m/s2 downward. What is the total time of flight?

A) 6.02 s
B) 6.91 s
C) 7.23 s
D) 7.44 s
E) 8.02 s
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32
Given that a vector has components (120 m, −60.0 m), find the magnitude of the vector.

A) 140 m
B) 134 m
C) 180 m
D) 60.0 m
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33
A river flows toward the east at 1.5 m/s. Steve can swim 2.2 m/s in still water. If he wishes to cross the river so that his direction is exactly northward, what direction relative to the water must he swim?

A) 55° north of west
B) 43° west of north
C) 34° north of west
D) 47° west of north
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34
The velocity of an airplane with respect to the ground is 2.00 × 102 m/s at an angle of 30.0 degrees NORTH of EAST. The velocity of the airplane with respect to the air is 1.50 × 102 m/s at an angle of 60.0 degrees NORTH of EAST. What is the velocity of the air with respect to the ground?

A) 112 m/s at 50 degrees NORTH of EAST
B) 103 m/s at 17 degrees SOUTH of EAST
C) 134 m/s at 49 degrees SOUTH of EAST
D) 134 m/s at 17 degrees NORTH of EAST
E) 103 m/s at 65 degrees NORTH of EAST
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35
A rocket is launched from the origin with an acceleration of 20.0 m/s2 at an angle of 30.0 degrees above the horizontal. The launch acceleration lasts for 2.00 seconds at which time the fuel is exhausted. The rocket then falls with an acceleration of 9.80 m/s2 downward. What is the total horizontal distance (range) covered when the rocket hits the ground?

A) 153 m
B) 166 m
C) 187 m
D) 205 m
E) 230 m
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36
A model airplane is flying north at 12.5 m/s initially, and 25 seconds later is observed heading 30 degrees west of north at 25 m/s. What is the magnitude of the average acceleration during this time interval?

A) 0.37 m/s2
B) 0.50 m/s2
C) 0.62 m/s2
D) 0.87 m/s2
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37
Given that a vector has components (120 m, −60.0 m), find the direction of the vector relative to the positive x-axis.

A) 116º
B) 26.6º
C) −26.6º
D) 122º
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38
The velocity of a boat with respect to the water is 4.0 m/s at an angle of 30.0 degrees NORTH of EAST. The velocity of the water with respect to the ground is 3.0 m/s at an angle of 90.0 degrees NORTH of EAST. What is the velocity of the boat with respect to the ground?

A) 6.1 m/s at 36 degrees NORTH of EAST
B) 5.8 m/s at 55 degrees NORTH of EAST
C) 6.1 m/s at 61 degrees NORTH of EAST
D) 5.8 m/s at 36 degrees NORTH of EAST
E) 6.1 m/s at 55 degrees NORTH of EAST
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39
A ball thrown into the air follows a parabolic trajectory. At the highest point in the trajectory

A) both the velocity and the acceleration are zero.
B) the velocity is zero, but the acceleration is not zero.
C) neither the acceleration nor the velocity are zero.
D) the acceleration is zero but the velocity is not zero.
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40
Given that a vector extends from the origin to (−5.0 cm, 8.0 cm), find the magnitude of the vector.

A) 9.8 cm
B) 3.4 cm
C) 9.4 cm
D) −5.6 cm
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41
An ant travels 30 cm east, 25 cm north, and finally 15 cm west. What is the direction of its displacement with respect to its starting point?

A) 59º N of E
B) 77º N of E
C) 29º N of E
D) 59º N of W
E) 29º N of W
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42
The interstate on-ramp is 1.5 km west of your home, and on leaving for grandmother's house you are only able to accomplish an average velocity of 12 km/hr between your home and the on-ramp. At the on-ramp, you wait for traffic for 2.0 min before proceeding toward grandmother's house. If you wish to arrive there, which is 15 km south of the on-ramp, over a river and through some woods, in a total elapsed time of 25.0 minutes, what average speed must you maintain on the interstate highway?

A) 51 km/hr
B) 58 km/hr
C) 67 km/hr
D) none of these
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43
An ant crawls in a straight line at a constant speed of 0.35 m/s, beginning in the corner of a square classroom that is 5.00 m on a side. It first crosses the diagonal of the room and then turns to the right, continuing at 0.45 m/s to the far corner of the same wall from which it began. What was the ant's average speed for the whole trip?

A) 0.40 m/s
B) 0.16 m/s
C) 0.24 m/s
D) 0.39 m/s
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44
A baseball is struck by a batter at an angle such that it reaches its maximum height at the location of the pitcher-and just grazes the top of the pitcher's head (at an elevation of 1.50 m above the launch point of the baseball). The pitcher is a horizontal distance of 20.0 m from the point at which the ball was struck. What was the launch speed for the baseball?

A) 36.6 m/s
B) 36.1 m/s
C) 41.6 m/s
D) 30.7 m/s
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45
Vector A has a magnitude of 3.0 units and makes an angle of −90.0º with the positive x-axis. Vector B has a magnitude of 4.0 units and makes an angle of −120º with the positive x-axis. What is the direction of the vector sum A + B relative to the positive x-axis?

A) −107º
B) 55º
C) −55º
D) −145º
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46
A displacement vector D is given as 40.0 m at an angle of 60.0 degrees NORTH of EAST. The Dx component and the Dy component of the vector are

A) Dx = +34.6 m, Dy = +20.0 m.
B) Dx = +20.0 m, Dy = −34.6 m.
C) Dx = +20.0 m, Dy = +34.6 m.
D) Dx = −34.6 m, Dy = +20.0 m.
E) Dx = +34.6 m, Dy = −20.0 m.
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47
An ant crawls in a straight line at a constant speed of 0.24 m/s for a distance of 3.0 m, beginning in the corner of a square classroom. It then turns exactly 90 degrees to the right and proceeds an additional 4.0 m with a constant speed of 0.44 m/s, reaching the other corner of the same wall from which it began. What was the ant's average speed for the full trip from corner to corner?

A) 0.34 m/s
B) 0.30 m/s
C) 0.21 m/s
D) 0.23 m/s
E) 0.32 m/s
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48
The interstate on-ramp is 5.5 km west of your home, and on leaving for grandmother's house you are only able to accomplish an average velocity of 38 km/hr between your home and the on-ramp. At the on-ramp, you wait for traffic for 2.0 min before proceeding toward grandmother's house. If you wish to arrive there, which is 15 km south of the on-ramp, over a river and through some woods, having achieved an average velocity of 42 km/hr for the whole trip, how fast do you need to drive south on the interstate highway?

A) 58 km/hr
B) 48 km/hr
C) 74 km/hr
D) 39 km/hr
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49
A displacement vector D is given as 40.0 m at an angle of 60.0 degrees EAST of NORTH. The Dx component and the Dy component of the vector are

A) Dx = +34.6 m, Dy = +20.0 m.
B) Dx = +20.0 m, Dy = −34.6 m.
C) Dx = +20.0 m, Dy = +34.6 m.
D) Dx = −34.6 m, Dy = +20.0 m.
E) Dx = +34.6 m, Dy = −20.0 m.
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50
A displacement vector of magnitude 15.2 km directed along the positive x-axis combines with a second vector to produce a total displacement of magnitude 17.9 km. What is the magnitude of the second vector?

A) 2.7 km
B) 9.5 km
C) 23.5 km
D) Not enough information is given.
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51
An ant crawls in a straight line at a constant speed of 0.24 m/s for a distance of 3.0 m, beginning in the corner of a square classroom. It then turns exactly 90 degrees to the right, and proceeds an additional 4.0 m, reaching the far corner of the same wall from which it began. If the second leg of the journey was crawled in half the amount of time as the first, what was the ant's average speed for the whole trip?

A) 0.80 m/s
B) 0.27 m/s
C) 0.37 m/s
D) 0.44 m/s
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52
A beetle runs an erratic pattern on a square kitchen table that is 1.5 m on a side. The sides are arranged along the directions north/south and east/west. It begins at the southwest corner and travels east along one side to the adjacent corner in 20.0 s. It then turns north and reaches the northeast corner 12.5 s later. What is the magnitude of the beetle's average velocity for the whole trip?

A) 0.092 m/s
B) 0.098 m/s
C) 0.065 m/s
D) 0.033 m/s
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53
Vector A has a magnitude of 3.0 units and makes an angle of −90.0º with the positive x-axis. Vector B has a magnitude of 4.0 units and makes an angle of −120º with the positive x-axis. What is the magnitude of the vector sum A + B?

A) 1.0 units
B) 6.8 units
C) 7.0 units
D) 5.0 units
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54
You drive five blocks due north, five blocks due east, and another two blocks due north. What is the magnitude of your displacement?

A) 7 blocks
B) 12 blocks
C) 9 blocks
D) 10 blocks
E) 8.6 blocks
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55
A vector of magnitude 3.8 directed along the positive x-axis combines with a second vector directed along the positive y-axis to produce a total vector of magnitude 6.1. What is the magnitude of the second vector?

A) 2.7
B) 9.5
C) 23.5
D) 4.8
E) Not enough information is given.
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The y-component of a vector is −15.0, while its magnitude is 27.2. Which could be the vector's direction?

A) 61.1° below the +x-axis
B) 56.5° below the −x-axis
C) 33.5° below the −x-axis
D) 28.9° below the +x-axis
E) None of the choices are correct.
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