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Two-Dimensional Motion and Vectors

Section Quiz: Vector Operations
Write the letter of the correct answer in the space provided.

______ 1. In a diagram, a student draws a vector representing the velocity of a

plane traveling at 525 km/h 18.0° east of north as a vector lying along
the
x-axis. To represent the velocity of another plane traveling at 478
km/h 75.0° east of north on the diagram, at what orientation with
respect to the
x-axis should the student draw this vector?
a. 93.0° clockwise from the
x-axis
b. 75.0° clockwise from the
x-axis
c. 57.0° clockwise from the
x-axis
d. 75.0° counterclockwise from the
x-axis

______ 2. In question 1, another student chose east as the direction of the

x-axis. At what orientation with respect to the +x-axis should this
student draw the vector representing the velocity of the second plane?
a. parallel to the
x-axis
b. 90.0° clockwise from the
x-axis
c. 75.0° clockwise from the
x-axis
d. 15.0° counterclockwise from the
x-axis

______ 3. In a school playground, a child runs 5 m in the x-direction and then

2.0 m in the y-direction. Which of the following expressions repre-
sents the magnitude of the child’s resultant displacement?
a. (5 m)
(2 m) c.
(5
 m)2m)
 (2 2
b.
(5
 m) 
(2
 m) d.
(5
 m)22

(
m)2

______ 4. In the triangle below, what does q equal?

d
y

x

y
a. tan1 
x    
x
c. tan1 
d

x
b. tan1 
y    d
d. tan1 
y

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Two-Dimensional Motion and Vectors continued

______ 5. The projection of a vector along the axes of a coordinate system is

called
a. a component of the vector.
b. a tangent of the vector.
c. the resultant of the vector.
d. the magnitude of the vector.

______ 6. The components of a vector are

a. each equal to half the magnitude of the vector.
b. independent of the orientation of the vector.
c. perpendicular.
d. vector quantities.

______ 7. A vector that has components that lie along the x-axis and the

y-axis is oriented at angle A measured counterclockwise from the

x-axis. Which of the following ranges give the values of angle A?
a. 0° < A < 90°
b. 90° < A < 180°
c. 180° < A < 270°
d. 270° < A < 360°

______ 8. If the x-component of B equals the magnitude of B, then

a. both components are equal.
b. By equals
 B2
B 2
x .
c. By equals zero.
d. By lies along the y-axis.

9. What must you do to non-perpendicular vectors before you can use the
Pythagorean theorem to calculate the resultant of the vectors?

10. In a blinding blizzard, a reindeer trudges 310 m 45° east of south across the
tundra. How far south does the reindeer move?

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3 Two-Dimensional Motion 3 Two-Dimensional Motion

and Vectors and Vectors
VECTOR OPERATIONS RELATIVE MOTION
1. c 5. a 1. a 5. c
2. d 6. c 2. a 6. b
3. d 7. b 3. d 7. a
4. a 8. c 4. d 8. c
9. The vectors must be resolved into 9. The dummy’s motion relative to the
components. Then the horizontal com- camera would be zero. So, the dummy
ponent must be added and the vertical would appear to be at rest with
components must be added. The two respect to the camera.
perpendicular resultants can now be 10. 0.58 m/s
added using the Pythagorean theorem. Given
10. 220 m vdc  0.50 m/s due north
Given vcb  0.30 m/s due east
d  310 m 45° east of south Solution
Solution vdb  vdc  vcb
dy  dcosq  (310 m)(cos 45°)  (vdb)2  (vdc)2  (vcb)2
220 m vdb 

(vdc)2 
 (vcb
)2 


(0.50 m
/s)2 
(0.30 
m/s)2
3 Two-Dimensional Motion
vdb  0.58 m/s
and Vectors
PROJECTILE MOTION 4 Forces and the Laws
1. d 5. a
2. a 6. a
of Motion
3. c 7. d CHANGES IN MOTION
4. a 8. b 1. b 5. d
9. If the object is launched and caught 2. b 6. a
from the same initial vertical position, 3. d 7. c
its vertical displacement is zero 4. d 8. d
because it was moving first up and 9. 1. Identify the forces acting on the
then down the same distance while body and the direction of the forces.
moving horizontally during its flight. 2. Draw a diagram to represent the
10. 2.6 m/s isolated object.
Given 3. Draw and label force vectors for all
y  3.0 m the external forces acting on the
x  2.0 m object.
Solution
1
y  2ay(t)2

t   
2y
 
ay
2y

g
x
vx  vavg, x    x
t  g
 
2y

(2.0 m) 
(9.81 m/s2)
  2.6 m/s
2(3.0 m)

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