MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose The One Alternative That Best Completes The Statement or Answers The Question
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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1) Vectors M and N obey the equation M + N = 0. These vectors satisfy which one of the following 1)
statements?
A) Vectors M and N point in the same direction.
B) Vectors M and N are at right angles to each other.
C) The magnitude of M is the negative of the magnitude of N .
D) Vectors M and N have the same magnitudes.
2) Consider two vectors A and B shown in the figure. The difference A - B is best illustrated by 2)
A) choice (a) B) choice (b) C) choice (c) D) choice (d)
3) Consider two vectors A and B shown in the figure. The difference A - B is best illustrated by 3)
A) choice (a) B) choice (b) C) choice (c) D) choice (d)
4) The eastward component of vector A is equal to the westward component of vector B and their 4)
northward components are equal. Which one of the following statements must be correct for these
two vectors?
A) Vector A is antiparallel (in the opposite direction) to vector B .
B) The angle between vector A and vector B must be 90°.
C) The magnitude of vector A must be equal to the magnitude of vector B .
D) Vector A is parallel to vector B .
E) Vector A must be perpendicular to vector B .
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5) Vector A is along the +x-axis and vector B is along the +y-axis. Which one of the following 5)
statements is correct with respect to these vectors?
A) The x component of vector A is equal to the x component of vector B .
B) The y component of vector A is equal to the y component of vector B .
C) The y component of vector A is equal to the x component of vector B .
D) The x component of vector A is equal to the y component of vector B .
SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.
6) Refer to the figure, which shows four vectors M , N , S , and T . 6)
(a) Vector S as expressed in terms of vectors M and N is given by
A) M + N .
B) M - N .
C) N - M .
(b) Vector T as expressed in terms of vectors M and N is given by
A) M + N .
B) M - N .
C) N - M .
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
7) If a vector's components are all negative, then the magnitude of the vector is negative. 7)
A) True B) False
8) The magnitude of a vector can never be less than the magnitude of any of its components. 8)
A) True B) False
9) The magnitude of a vector an only zero if all of its components are zero. 9)
A) True B) False
10) If a vector A has components Ax < 0, and Ay > 0, then the angle that this vector makes with the 10)
positive x-axis must be in the range
A) 180° to 270°
B) 0° to 90°
C) 270° to 360°
D) 90° to 180°
E) It cannot be determined without additional information.
