Chapter 6: Vectors Assignment

Graphically Adding Vectors in One Dimension (a)

1 Identify a convenient coordinate system for analyzing a dog 8 A pair of displacement, 100 m upward and 75 m
walking along a sidewalk downward are added together?
(a) What is their resultant?
Answer (b) What is their resultant if they both act downward?

x-axis forward and backward on sidewalk Answer

y-axis; left and right on sidewalk
(a) 25 m, upward;
(b) 175 m, downward
2 Identify a convenient coordinate system for analyzing an
acrobat walking along a high wire
9 Graphically find the sum of the following pairs of vectors
Answer shown in the figure below:
(a) D and C
(b) x-axis: forward and backward on rope (b) A and D
y-axis; up and down (c) C and A
(d) A and C
(e) E and F
3 If a vector that is 1 cm long represents a displacement of 5
m, what does a vector 3 cm long, drawn to the same
scale, represent?

Answer

15 m

4 A vector drawn 15 mm long represents a displacement of

30 m. How long should you draw a vector to represent a
displacement of 20 m?
Answer
Answer
Refer to Problems and Solutions Manual.
10 mm (a) 10 units
(b) 1 unit
(c) 3 units
5 If a vector that is 1 cm long represents a displacement of 5 (d) 3 units
m, what speed does a vector 3 cm long, drawn to the (e) 0 units
same scale, represent?

Answer 10 The magnitude of a vector is a scalar. Explain this

statement.
15 m
Answer
6 Two displacements with magnitudes of 3 m and 4 m are A scalar represents the magnitude of a physical
combined. quantity
(a) What is the largest possible resultant displacement?
(Draw a sketch to demonstrate your answer)
(b) What is the smallest possible resultant displacement? 11 If two vectors have unequal magnitudes, can their sum be
(Draw a sketch to demonstrate your answer) zero? Explain.
Answer Answer
(a) Largest resultant: no,
3m+4m=7m must be equal and opposite
(b) smallest resultant:
4 m –3m = 1 m
12 Two boys push on a box. One pushes with a displacement
of 12.5 m to the east. The other exerts a velocity of 16.5 m
7 What is the vector sum of 65-m displacement acting due to the north.
east and a 32-m displacement acting due west? Draw this (a) What is the size of the resultant displacement on the
graphically box?
(b) What is the direction of the resultant displacement on
Answer the box?
33 m, east Answer

(a) 20.7 m/s

(b) 530 north of east
Chapter 6: Vectors Assignment

Graphically Adding Vectors in Two Dimensions (b)

13 Why are vectors A and B in the figure below considered to 17 A hummingbird flies 1.2 m along a straight path at a height
represent different vectors? of 3.4 m above the ground. Upon spotting a flower below,
the hummingbird drops directly downward 1.4 m to hover
in front of the flower. What is the hummingbird’s total
displacement?

Answer

Solve Graphically

1.8 m
490 below the horizontal

Answer 18 Vector A is 3.00 units in length and points along the

positive x-axis. Vector B is 4.00 units in length and points
Vectors A and B could represent two displacements along the negative y-axis. Use graphical methods to find the
that have the same size, but different directions. magnitude and direction of the following vectors (give
answers with reference to the positive x-axis):
(a) A + B
14 Graphically add the following pairs of vectors shown in the (b) A - B
figure below. (c) A + 2B
(a) B and D (d) B - A
(b) A and B
(c) B and C Answer

(a) 5.00 units

53.10 below the positive x-axis
(b) 5.00 units
53.10 above the positive x-axis
(c) 8.54 units
69.40 below the positive x –axis
(d) 5.00 units
1270 clockwise from the positive x-axis

Answer 19 Each of the displacement vectors A and B shown in the

figure below has a magnitude of 3.00 m. Graphically find
Refer to Problems and Solutions Manual. the following (give your answers with reference to the
(a) 5 units positive x-axis):
11 unts (a) A + B
9 units (b) A - B
(c) B - A
(d) A - 2B
15 You walk 30 m south and 30 m east. Draw and add vectors
for these two displacements.

Answer

42 m,
1350
Refer to Problems and Solutions Manual.

16 A roller coaster moves 85 m horizontally, then travels 45

m at an angle of 30.00 above the horizontal. What is its
displacement from its starting point? Use graphical Answer
techniques.
(a) 5.20 m
Answer 60.00 above the positive x-axis
(b) 3.00 m
126 m 30.00 below the positive x-axis
at (c) 3.00 m at
100 above the horizontal 1500 counterclockwise from the positive x-axis
(d) 5.20 m at
60.00 below the positive x-axis
Chapter 6: Vectors Assignment

Graphically Adding Vectors in Two Dimensions (b)

20 A ship leaves its home port expecting to travel to a port 500 24 A man lost in a maze makes three consecutive
km due south. Before it can move, a severe storm comes displacements so that at the end of the walk he is back
up and blows the ship 100 km due east. where he started, as shown in the figure below. The first
(a) How far is the ship from its destination? displacement is 8.00 m westward, and the second is 13.0
(b) In what direction must the ship travel to reach its m northward. Use the graphical method to find the third
destination? displacement.

Answer

(a) 509 km
(b) 191
Bearing 1930

21 Find the magnitude and direction of the resultant of a 5 N

force that acts at an angle of 370 clockwise from the +X
axis , a 3 N force that acts at an angle of 1800 clockwise
from the +X axis , and a 7 N force that acts at an angle of
2250 clockwise from the +X axis.
Answer
Answer
15.3 m
4.4 N 58.40 south of east
2060 Bearing 1480
clockwise from the +X axis.

25 A girl delivering newspapers covers her route by traveling

22 Kangaroos can easily jump as far 8.0 m. A kangaroo makes three blocks west, four blocks north, and then six blocks
five such jumps westward and then seven such jumps east.
northward. (a) What is her resultant displacement?
(a) What angle θ, would the resultant displacement vector (b) What is the total distance she travels?
make with the northern displacement vector?
(b) What is the magnitude of the total displacement? Answer
Answer (a) 5 blocks at
0
500 north of east
36 west of the north (b) 13 blocks
Bearing 3240
69 m displacement vector
26 Graphically add the following vectors shown in the figure
below.
23 A dog searching for a bone walks 3.50 m south, then 8.20 (a) A + C + D
m at an angle of 30.00 north of east, and finally 15.0 m (b) D + E + B
west. Use graphical techniques to find the dog’s resultant (c) B + D + F
displacement vector.

Answer

7.9 m
860 west of north
Bearing 2740

Answer

Refer to Problems and Solutions Manual

27 During a rodeo, a clown runs 8.0 m north, turns 350 east

of north, and runs 3.5 m. Then, after waiting for the bull
to come near, the clown turns due east and runs 5.0 m to
exit the arena. What is the clown’s total displacement?

Answer

13.0 m
330 east of north
350 bearing
Chapter 6: Vectors Assignment

Graphically Adding Several Vectors (c)

28 A golfer takes two putts to sink his ball in the hole once he 34 An airplane flies toward 1490 at 525 km/h.
is on the green. The first putt displaces the ball 6.00 m east, (a) What is the component of the plane's velocity toward
and the second putt displaces it 5.40 m south. What 900?
displacement would put the ball in the hole in one putt? (b) What is the component of the plane's velocity toward
1800?
Answer
Answer
8.07 m
42.00 south of east (a) 270 km/h
1320 bearing (b) 450 km/h

29 A shopper pushing a cart through a store moves 40.0 m 35 A plane travels on a heading of 40.00 for a distance of 3.00
south down one aisle, then makes a 90.00 turn East and x 102 km.
moves 15.0 m. He then makes another 90.00 North turn and (a) How far north does the plane travel?
moves 20.0 m. Find the shopper’s total displacement. (b) How far east does the plane travel?

Answer Answer

61.8 m at 76.00 S of E Refer to Problems and Solutions Manual.

(or S of W) (a) 1.93 x 102 km , north
25.0 m at 530 S of E (b) 2.30 x 102 km , east
(or S of W)

36 What are the x and y components of a velocity vector of

30 A hiker leaves camp and, using a compass, walks 4 km magnitude 100 km/h and direction of 2400?
E, 6 km S, 3 km E, 5 km N, 10 km W, 8 km N, and
3 km S. At the end of three days, the hiker is lost. Answer
(a) By drawing a diagram, compute how far the hiker is
from camp ? Vy = -50.0 km/h;
(b) Which direction should be taken to get back to camp? Vx = -86.6 km/h
Answer
37 Find the component vectors along the directions noted in
(a) 5 km, 3070 parentheses.
(b) 5 km 1420 to go back (a) a car displaced exactly northeast by 10.0 km (north and
east)
(b) a duck accelerating away from a hunter at 2.0 m/s2 at an
31 Find the magnitude and direction of the resultant of a 5 m angle of 350 to the ground (horizontal and vertical)
displacement that acts at an angle of 370 clockwise from the (c) a submarine moving at 10.0 m/s2 toward the surface at
+X axis, a 3 m displacement that acts at an angle of 1800 an angle of 350 to the ocean floor (horizontal and vertical)
clockwise from the +X axis, and a 7 m displacement that
acts at an angle of 2250 clockwise from the +X axis. Answer
Answer (a) 7.07 km 7.07 km
(b) 1.6 m/s2 1.1 m/s2
4.4 m (c) 8.2 m/s 5.7 m/s
2060 clockwise from the +X axis.

38 The longest snake ever found was a python that was 10.0 m
32 The water used in many fountains is recycled. For instance, long. Suppose a coordinate system large enough to measure
a single water particle in a fountain travels through an 85 m the python's length is drawn on the ground. The snake's tail
system and then returns to the same point. What is the is then placed at the origin and the snake's body is stretched
displacement of a water particle during one cycle? so that it makes an angle of 60.00 with the positive xthe
snake's head. (Hint: The y
Answer
Answer
Zero
5.00m
A 50 km/h wind is blowing due northwest. 8.66 m
33
(a) What are the components of the wind in the northward
direction; A common flea can jump a distance of 33.0 cm. Suppose a
(b) What are the components of the wind in the westward 39
flea makes exactly five jumps in a northwesterly direction.
direction? The magnitude of the flea's northward displacement equals
88.0 cm. Using trigonometry, find the westward
Answer displacement.
(a) 35 km/h N Answer
(b) 35 km/h W
32.2 0
141 cm to the west
Chapter 6: Vectors Assignment

Resolving (Breaking) a Vector into Components (f)

40 The French bomber Mirage IV can reach a speed of more 46 A dockworker is pushing on a box a displacement of 20.7 m
than 2.3 x 103 km/h. Suppose this plane accelerates at a rate in a direction of 530 north of east. What are the northern
that allows it to increase its speed from 6.0 x 102 km/h to and eastern components of his displacement?
2.3 x 103 km/h in a time interval of 120 s. If this
acceleration is upward and at an angle of 350 with the Answer
horizontal , find the acceleration's horizontal and vertical
components. 12.5 m east
16.5 m north
Answer
47 A hiker walked 42 m at a bearing of 3150. What is his
3.2 m/s2 horizontally southern component and eastern component?
2.2 m/s2 vertically
Answer
41 Find the component vectors along the directions noted in
parentheses. 30 m North
(a) a car displaced northeast by 10.0 km (north and east) 30 m West
(b) a duck accelerating away from a hunter at 2.0 m/s2 at an
angle of 350 to the ground (horizontal and vertical) A man is driving a truck down a highway that runs 630 east
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(c) a submarine moving at 10.0 m/s2 toward the surface at of north. He drives for 22 miles.
an angle of 350 to the ocean floor (horizontal and vertical) (a) What is his displacement North?
(b) What is his displacement East?
Answer
Answer
(a) 7.07 km 7.07 km
(b) 1.6 m/s2 1.1 m/s2 (a) 10 m N
(c) 8.2 m/s 5.7 m/s (b) 20 m E

42 Identify a convenient coordinate system for a submarine 49 Find the component velocities of a helicopter traveling 950
submerging at an angle of 300 to the horizontal km at an angle of 350 from the ground
Answer Answer
x-axis; horizontal at water level vy = 540 km
y-axis: up and down vx = 780 km

43 In tackling a running back from the opposing team , a A truck must travel at 950 km to stay beneath an airplane
defensive lineman exerts a force of 500 N at 1800 , while a 50
that has moved 105 km at an angle of 250 from the ground.
linebacker simultaneously applies a force of 650 N at 2700. What is the magnitude of the vertical component of the
What is the resultant force on the ball carrier? displacement of the plane? (hint assume that the vechicles
are traveling for one hour)
Answer
Answer
Refer to Problems and Solutions Manual.
F = 820 N , 2320 44,000 km

44 Cheetahs can run with a speed as great as 30.0 m/s (more Find the horizontal and vertical components of the 125 m
than 100 km/h). In the course of a chase , cheetahs can 51
displacement of a superhero that flies down from the top of
also change direction very quickly. Suppose a cheetah runs a tall building at an angle of 250 below the horizontal.
straight north at maximum speed for 5.00 s , quickly stops,
and runs 3.00 x 102 m west. Find the magnitude of the Answer
cheetah's resultant displacement.
113 m horizontal
Answer -53 m horizontal
3.354 x 102 m
52 Explain the difference between vector addition and vector
resolution.
45 A car is traveling on a road for 45 mi. The road has a
bearing of 1150. What are the North-South and East-West Answer
components of the car's displacement?
Vector addition is combining vectors to find a
Answer resultant vector. Vector resolution is breaking a vector
into its component vectors.
19.5 m South
40 m East
Chapter 6: Vectors Assignment

Graphically (Breaking) a Vector into Components (d)

53 A person walks 5.00 north of east for 3.10 km. How far 58 A plane travels 5 km at an angle of 350 to the ground then
would another person walk due north and due east to arrive changes slope and travels 515 km at an angle of 220 to the
at the same location? ground. What is the magnitude and direction of the plane’s
total displacement?
Answer
Answer
1.31 km north,
2.81 km east 5.4 x 102 km
220 above the horizontal
54 A roller coaster travels 41.1 m at an angle of 40.00 above
the horizontal. How far does it move horizontally and Use trig to solve the following problems.
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vertically? (a) Find q if tan q = 9.5143.
(b) Find q if sin q = .4540.
Answer (c) Find q if cos q = . 8192.
(d) Find q if tan q = .1405.
31.5 m (e) Find q if sin q = .7547.
26.4 m (f) Find q if cos q = .9781.

Three displacements act on point P. Displacement A has a Answer

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magnitude of 80.0 m and is directed at 60.00. Displacement
(a) q = 84.000
B has a magnitude of 70.0 m and is directed at 0.00.
Displacement C has a magnitude of 40.0 m and is directed (b) q = 27.000
at 3150. (c) q = 35.000
(a) Graphically add these three displacements in the order (d) q = 7.9980
A + B + C. (e) q = 49.000
(b) Graphically add these three displacements in the order (f) q = 12.010
C+B+A
(c) What is noted about the solutions in each case? Use trig to solve the following problems.
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(a) Find the tan 280.
Answer
(b) Find the sin 860.
(a) Refer to Problems and Solutions Manual for (c) Find the cos 200.
diagram. (d) Find the tan 580
(b) Refer to Problems and Solutions Manual for (e) Find the sin 400
diagram. (f) Find the cos 710
(c) Each gives same resultant, about 144 m at 160
Answer

56 A hiker walks 5.5 km from her base camp at 350 south of (a) 0.53
east. On the second day, she walks 41.0 km in a direction (b) 1.00
650 north of east, at which point she discovers a forest (c) 1.00
ranger’s tower. Determine the magnitude and direction of (d) 1.6
her resultant displacement between the base camp and the (c) 0.64
ranger’s tower. (f) 0.33
Answer
61 Solve for all sides and all angles for the following right
d = 44 km triangles.
q = Bearing 320
540 north of east

57 A football player runs directly down the field for 35 m 4.0

before turning to the right at an angle of 250 from his
original direction and running an additional 15 m before 58o
getting tackled. What is the magnitude and direction of the
runner’s total displacement? Answer
Answer hypothesis 4.7
opp 2.5
49 m
angle 320
7.30 to the right of down field
Chapter 6: Vectors Assignment

Trig Review (e)

62 Solve for all sides and all angles for the following right 66 A hiker walks 14.7 km at an angle of 350 south of east. Find
triangles. the east-west and north-south components of this walk.

Answer

8.5 km , south

39o
12.0 km , east
12.1 Find the vertical and horizontal components of an
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acceleration of 50 m/s2 that is directed 500 above the
horizontal.
Answer Answer
opp 9.4 38.3 m/s2. vert
adj 7.61 32.2 m/s2. horiz
angle 510

68 Iguanas , which are found in Costa Rica , have been

63 Solve for all sides and all angles for the following right observed to run as fast as 10.0 m/s. Suppose an iguana runs
triangles. in a straight line at this speed for 5.00 s. The direction of
motion makes an angle of 30.00 to the east of the northward
5.1 direction. Find the value of the iguana's northward
displacement.

Answer
8.2 43.3 m

69 The landing speed of the space shuttle Columbia is 347

Answer km/h. If the shuttle is landing at an angle of 15.00 with
respect to the horizontal , what are the horizontal and
hyp 9.65 vertical components of its velocity?
adj 5.1
angle 58.10 Answer
opp 5.1
angle 31.90 335 km/h
Horizontal
89.8 km/h
64 Solve for all sides and all angles for the following right Vertical
triangles.
70 A South African sharp-nosed frog set a record for a triple
jump by traveling a distance of 10.3 m. Suppose the frog
starts from the origin of a coordinate system and lands at a
11.9 point whose coordinate on the y-axis is equal to -6.10 m.
7.0 (a) What angle does the vector of displacement make with
the negative y-axis?
(b) Calculate the x-axis coordinate of the frog.

Answer Answer

Missing side 9.62 53.70

adj 7.0 side 8.3m
angle 540
opp 7.0 side 360

65 A heavy box is pulled across a wooden floor with a rope.

The rope makes an angle of 600 with the floor. A force of 75
N is exerted on the rope. What is the component of the
force parallel to the floor?

Answer

37.5 N
Chapter 6: Vectors Assignment

Resolving (Breaking) a Vector into Components (f)

71 The longest delivery flight ever made by a twin-engine 76 A spacecraft landing on the moon has a downward
commercial jet took place in 1990. The plane covered a displacement of 650 m on a flight path that makes an angle
total distance of 14,890 km from Seattle, Washington, to of 580 from the vertical.
Nairobi, Kenya, in 18 h, 29 min. (a) What is the spacecraft's vertical displacement?
(a) Assuming that the plane flew in a straight line between (b) What is the spacecraft's horizontal displacement?
the two cities, find the magnitude of the average velocity of
the plane. Answer
(b) Find the eastward and southward components of the
average velocity if the direction of the plane's flight was at (a) 550 m horizontal
an angle of 25.00 south of east. (b) 330 m vertical

Answer 77 A rocket is aimed at a neighboring city with a displacement

of 1120 m/s. The city is located on a bearing of 1170.
805.7 km/h (a) What are the directions and magnitudes of its North-
730.2 km/h east South component?
340.5 km/h south (b) What is the directions and magnitude of its East-West
component?

72 In Virginia during 1994 Elmer Trett reached a speed of 372 Answer

km/h on his motorcycle. Suppose Trett rode northeast at
this speed for 8.0 s. (a) South 500 m
(a) If the angle between east and the direction of Trett's (b) East 1000 m
ride was 60.00 , what was Trett's displacement east?
(b) What was his displacement north?
78 An airplane flies on a bearing of 1490 at 525 km. What are
Answer the components of the plane's displacement?

414 m east Answer

716 m north
450 m South
270 m East
73 Identify a convenient coordinate system for a person
climbing a ladder at an angle of 700 to the ground
79 How fast must a truck travel to stay beneath an airplane that
Answer has moved 105 km at an angle of 250 from the ground?

x-axis: horizontal along the ground Answer

y-axis: up and down
94,000 km

74 A descent vehicle landing on the moon has a vertical

velocity toward the surface of the moon of 35 m/s. At the 80 What are the horizontal and vertical components of a cat’s
same time , it has a horizontal velocity of 55 m/s. displacement when it is climbing 5 m directly up a tree?
(a) At what speed does the vehicle move along its descent
path? Answer
(b) At what angle with the vertical is this path?
0 m horizontal
Answer 5 m vertical

(a) 65.2 m/s; A submarine dives 110.0 m at an angle of 10.00 below the
(b) 580 81
horizontal. What are the horizontal and vertical components
of the submarine’s displacement?
75 A weather station releases a weather balloon. The balloon's
buoyancy accelerates it straight up at 15 m/s2. At the same Answer
time , a wind accelerates it horizontally at 6.5 m/s2. What is
the magnitude and direction (with reference to the 108 m,
horizontal) of the resultant acceleration? -19.1 m

Answer While flying due east at 120 km/h , an airplane is also

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carried northward at 45 km/h by the wind blowing due
2
16 m/s north. What is the plane's resultant velocity?
670 (up from horizontal)
Answer

130 km/h
210 north of east
Bearing 690
Chapter 6: Vectors Assignment

Analytically Adding Vectors in Two Dimensions (g)

83 Kyle is flying a plane due north at 225 km/h as a wind 88 An ostrich cannot fly , but it makes up for it by being able
carries it due east at 55 km/h. Find the magnitude and to run fast. Ostriches have been observed to reach speeds of
direction of the plane's resultant velocity analytically. up to 20.0 m/s. Suppose an ostrich runs east at 20.0 m/s
during a time interval . It then turns northward and runs at
Answer the same speed for the same amount of time. Calculate ∆t if
the magnitude of the ostrich's resultant displacement from
230 km/h , its starting point is 226 m.
13.70
Answer

84 Sue and Jenny kick a soccer ball at exactly the same time. 7.99 s
Sue's foot exerts a force of 66 N north. Jenny's foot exerts a
force of 88 N east. What is the magnitude and direction of
the resultant force on the ball? 89 An emperor penguin is the best diver among birds: the
record dive is 483 m. Suppose a penguin dives vertically to
Answer a depth of 483 m and then swims horizontally a distance of
225 m.
1.1 x 102 N (a) What angle would the vector of the resultant
370 North of east displacement make with the vertical direction?
530 East of north (b) What is the magnitude of the penguin's resultant
Bearing 530 displacement?

Answer
85 A 110-N force and a 55-N force both act on an object point
P. The 110-N force acts at 900. The 55-N force act at 00. 25.00
What is the magnitude and direction of the resultant force? 533 m
Answer
90 Woodcocks are the slowest flyers among birds: their
122 N average speed during courtship displays can be as slow as
630 8.00 km/h. Suppose a woodcock flies east for 15.0 min. It
then turns and flies for 22.0 min in the northern direction.
Calculate the magnitude of the resultant displacement and
86 The pronghorn antelope , found in North America , is the the angle between the resultant displacement and the
best long distance runner among mammals. It has been woodcock's initial displacement.
observed to travel at an average speed of more than 55
km/h over a distance of 6.0 km. Suppose the antelope runs a Answer
distance of 6.0 km in the following manner: it travels 2.0
km in one direction , then turns 900 and runs another 4.0 3.547 km
km. Calculate the magnitude of the resultant displacement 55.70
and the angle the resultant vector makes with the vector for
the initial displacement.
91 In 1926 , Gertrude Ederle of the United States became the
Answer first woman to swim across the English Channel. She
covered a distance of about 33 km. Suppose Ederle swam
4.5 km 33.0 km from Dover , England , to Calais , France , and
630 then made a 900 turn and traveled westward for 11.0 km.
260 above the horizontal (a) Assuming that the first leg of Ederle's swim was in the
southern direction , what was the magnitude of her
resultant displacement?
87 A killer whale can swim as fast as 15.0 m/s. Suppose a (b) What was the angle between Ederle's resultant
killer whale swims in one direction at this speed for 8.0 s , displacement and her initial displacement?
makes a 900 turn , and continues swimming in the new
direction with the same speed as before. After a certain time Answer
interval , the magnitude of the resultant displacement is
180.0 m. Determine the amount of time the whale swims 34.8 km
after changing direction. 18.40 west of south

Answer
92 Tammy leaves the office , drives 26 km due north , then
8.9 s turns onto a second highway and continues in a direction of
30.00 north of east for 62 km. What is her total
displacement from the office?

Answer

78.3 km
470 N of E
430 bearing
Chapter 6: Vectors Assignment

Analytically Adding Vectors in Two Dimensions (g)

93 Two 15-m/s2 accelerations act concurrently on point P. 97 Magnor Mydland , of Norway , constructed a motorcycle
(a) Find the magnitude of their resultant when the angle with a wheel base of about 12 cm. The tiny vehicle could be
between them is 0.00 ridden at a maximum speed of 11.6 km/h. Suppose this
(b) Find the magnitude of their resultant when the angle motorcycle travels in the directions shown in the figure
between them is 30.00. below. If the motorcycle travels at maximum speed , how
(c) Find the magnitude of their resultant when the angle much time is needed for it to reach a net displacement of
between them is 90.00. 2.00 x 102 m to the right?
(d) Find the magnitude of their resultant when the angle
between them is 120.00. Answer
(e) Find the magnitude of their resultant when the angle
between them is 180.00. 78.0 s

Answer The fastest propeller-driven aircraft is the Russian TU

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-95/142, which can reach a maximum speed of 925 km/h.
(a) 30 m/s2 For this speed, calculate the net displacement for the plane
(b) 29 m/s2 if it travels east for 1.50 h, then turns 1350 to the northwest
(c) 21 m/s2 and travels in that direction for 2.00 h.
(d) 15 m/s2
(e) 0 m/s2 Answer

1.3 x 106 m
94 The record for the longest nonstop closed-circuit flight by a
model airplane was set in Italy in 1986. The plane flew a 3.50 east of north
total distance of 1239 km. Assume that at some point the
plane traveled 1.23 x 103 m to the east, then 1.25 x 103 m to In 1952, the ocean liner United States crossed the Atlantic
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the north, and finally 1.00 x 103 m to the southeast. Ocean in less than four days, setting the world record for
Calculate the magnitude of the displacement for this portion commercial ocean-going vessels. The average speed for the
of the flight. trip was about 66.0 km/h. Suppose the liner moves in a
straight line eastward at this speed for 2.50 h. Then, due to
Answer a strong local current, the ship's course begins to deviate
northward by 30.00, and the liner follows the new course at
2011 m the same speed for another 1.50 h. Find the net
displacement for the 4.0 h period.
95 Over the course of about six weeks in 1992 , Akira Answer
Matsushima , from Japan , rode a unicycle more than 3000
m across the United States. Suppose Matsushima is riding
2.56 x 105 m
through a city. If he travels 250.0 m east on one street ,
11.20 north of east
then turns counterclockwise through a 120.00 angle and
78.8 bearing
proceeds 125.0 m northwest along a diagonal street , what
is his net displacement?

Answer 100 Find the resultant displacement of0 a fox searching for mice
in a prairie. First the fox heads 55 north of west for 10.0 m;
then it turns and heads west for 5.0 m.
216.5 m
30.010 north of east Answer

In 1976 , a U.S. Air Force jet reached the highest recorded 13.5 m
96 370 north of west
speed for any airplane: 3.53 x 103 km/h. Suppose you
observe a plane ascending at this speed. For 20.0 s , it flies 3070 bearing
at an angle of 15.00 above the horizontal , then for another
10.0 s its angle of ascent is increased by another 450.
101 The largest variety of grasshopper in the world is found in
(a) Calculate the total gain in altitude during this 30.0 s Malaysia. These grasshoppers can measure almost a foot
interval (0.305 m) in length and can jump 4.5 m. Suppose one of
(b) Calculate the total horizontal displacement of the these grasshoppers starts at the origin of a coordinate
airplane. system and makes exactly eight jumps in a straight line that
makes an angle of 350 with the positive x-axis. Find the
Answer grasshopper's displacements along the x- and y-axes.
Assume ∆y is positive.
1.201 x 104 m
2.59 x 104 m Answer

29 m x direction
21 m y direction
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Analytically Adding Vectors in Two Dimensions (g)

102 The eye of a hurricane passes0 over Grand Bahama Island. It 106 A roller coaster moves 85 m horizontally, then travels 45
is moving in a direction 60.0 north of west with a speed of m at an angle of 30.00 above the horizontal. What is its
41.0 km/h. Exactly three hours later , the course of the displacement from its starting point? Use graphical
hurricane shifts due north , and its speed slows to 25.0 techniques.
km/h , as shown in the figure below. How far from Grand
Bahama is the hurricane 4.50 h after it passes over the Answer
island?
126 m
at 100

107 A novice pilot sets a plane’s controls, thinking the plane

will fly at 250 km to the north. If the wind can blow the
plane off course by 75 km toward the southeast, what is
the plane’s resultant displacement?

Answer

210 km
750
bearing 150

Answer
108 Joanne pulls on a trunk with a 12-N force. Bev pulls at right
angles to Joanne. How hard must Bev pull to make the
157 km resultant force on the trunk 13 N?

Answer
103 An archaeologist climbs the Great Pyramid in Giza, Egypt.
If the pyramid’s height is 136 m and its width is 2.30 x 102
m, what is the magnitude and the direction of the 5N
archaeologist’s displacement while climbing from the
bottom of the pyramid to the top?
109 Find the magnitude and direction of the resultant of a 60 N
force that acts at an angle of 450 clockwise from the +Y
Answer axis , a 20 N force that acts at an angle of 900 from the +Y
axis , and a 40 N force that acts at an angle of 3000
Solve Graphically
clockwise from the +Y axis.
178 m Answer
49.80
68 N at
240
104 While following the directions on a treasure map, a pirate
walks 45.0 m north, then turns and walks 7.5 m east. What clockwise from the +Y axis
single straight line displacement could the pirate have taken
to reach the treasure?
110 A person walks the path shown in the figure below. The
total trip consists of four straight-line paths. At the end of
Answer the walk, what is the person’s resultant displacement
measured from the starting point?
Solve Graphically

47 m
9.50 east of north

105 Emily passes a soccer ball 6.0 m directly across the field to
Kara, who then kicks the ball 14.5 m directly down the
field to Louisa. What is the magnitude of the ball’s total
displacement as it travels between Emily and Louisa?

Answer

Solve Graphically

15.7 m Answer

2.40 x 102 m
57.20 South of West
2100 bearing
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Analytically Adding Several Vectors at any Angle(h)

111 Three superstrong teenagers push a heavy crate across0. the 116 A car is uniformly accelerated at the rate of +1.2 m/s2 for 12
floor. Dion pushes with a displacement of 18.5 m at 0 0
s at a bearing of 330 . The original velocity of the car is
Shirley pushes with a displacement of 16.5 m at 300, while +8.0 m/s.
Joan pushes with a displacement of 19.5 m at 3000. What is (a) What is its final velocity?
the resultant displacement on the crate? (b) What are the components of the final velocity?
(c) What are the components of the initial velocity?
Answer (d) What is the diplacement of the car?
(e) What are the components of the car’s displacement?
43.4 m (f) What are the components of the car’s acceleration?
11.50 west of north
Bearing 3480 Answer

+22.4 m/s
112 Find the magnitude and direction of the0 resultant of a 60 m
displacement that acts at an angle of 45 clockwise from the
0
+Y axis, a 20 m displacement that acts at an angle of 900 117 A racecar traveling 45 m/s 55 North of West is slowed
from the +Y axis, and a 40 m displacement that acts at an uniformly at the rate of -1.5 m/s2 for ten seconds.
angle of 3000 clockwise from the +Y axis. (a) What is its final velocity of the race car in m/s?
(b) What are the components of the final velocity?
Answer (c) What are the components of the initial velocity?
(d) What is the diplacement of the car?
68 m (e) What are the components of the car’s displacement?
240 clockwise from the +Y axis (f) What are the components of the car’s acceleration?

Answer
0
113 An airplane flies on a bearing of 149 . It travels 525 km. in
3 hours. What are the components of the plane's average 30 m/s, east
velocity?

Answer 118 The fastest speed ever achieved by a vessel on the water is
555 km/h, which was achieved in 1977 off the coast of
Australia. Suppose the vessel undergoes an average
acceleration of 1.8 m/s2 at a bearing of 1430. The vessel
accelerates for 1.0 minute from rest.
114 A racing car’s velocity is increased uniformly from 44 m/s, (a) What is its speed after that minute in km/hr?
to 66 m/s, at a bearing of 2300 over an 11 second period. (b) What is its speed after that minute in m/s?
(a) What is the acceleration of the car? (c) What are the components of the final velocity?
(b) What is the displacement of the car? (d) What are the components of the initial velocity?
(b) What are the components of the car’s acceleration? (e) What is the diplacement of the car?
(c) What are the final componets of the car’s displacement? (f) What are the components of the car’s displacement?
(g) What are the components of the car’s acceleration?
Answer
Answer
(a) 2.0 m/s2
(b) 605 m (a) 3.89 x 102 km/hr
(c) -1.29 Vert (b) 108 m/s
-1.53 Horz
(d) -388.8 m Vert
-463.63 m H 119 South African frogs are capable of jumping as far as 10.0 m
in one hop. Suppose one of these frogs makes exactly 15 of
0
these jumps in a time interval of 60.0 s at a bearing of 530.
115 A train-moving 55 east of south at a velocity of 15 m/s is (a) What is the frog's average speed?
accelerated uniformly to 17 m/s west over a 12-s period. (b) What are the components of the frog’s average speed?
(a) Draw a vector diagram of the train’s initial velocity?
(b) What is the acceleration of the train? If the frog lands with a speed equal to its average speed and
(c) What is the direction of the train? comes to a full stop 0.25 s later,
(d) What is the displacement of the train? (b) What is the magnitude of its average deceleration?
(e) What are the components of the train’s acceleration? (c) What are the components of the frog’s displacement?
(c) What are the final components of the train’s (d) What are the components of the frog’s acceleration?
displacement?
Answer
Answer
(Hard) (a) 2.50 m/s
2
(b) -10 m/s2
(a) .166 m/s ,
(b)
(c)
(d)
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Kinematics & Vectors (i)

120 The first permanent public railway was built by George

0
124 A car moving 13 West of North along a straight, level road
Stephenson and opened in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1825. The increases its velocity uniformly from +16 m/s to +32 m/s in
average speed of the trains was 24.0 km/h. Suppose a train 10.0 s.
moving at this speed begins decelerating by 0.20 m/s2 in a (a) What is the car's acceleration?
direction of 220 East of North until it reaches a speed of 8.0 (b) What is its average velocity?
km/h. (c) How far did it move while accelerating?
(a) Find the time it takes the train to decelerate. (b) What are the components of the final velocity?
(b) What are the components of the final velocity? (c) What are the components of the initial velocity?
(c) What are the components of the initial velocity? (d) What is the diplacement of the car?
(d) What is the diplacement of the train? (e) What are the components of the car’s displacement?
(e) What are the components of the train’s displacement? (f) What are the components of the car’s acceleration?
(f) What are the components of the train’s acceleration?
Answer
Answer
(a) +1.6 m/s2
22 s (b) +24 m/s
(c) 240m

121 Mary Rife, of Texas, set a women's world speed record

for sailing. In 1977, her vessel, Proud Mary, reached a 125 An airplane starts from rest and undergoes a uniform
speed of 3.17 x 102 km/h at a bearing of 1250. Suppose it acceleration of +3.0 m/s2 for 30.0 s at a bearing of 2710
takes 8.0 s for the boat to decelerate from its top speed to a before leaving the ground.
speed of 2.00 x 102 km/h. (a) What is this displacement during the 30.0 s?
(a) What is the magnitude of the deceleration? (b) What are the components of this displacement?
(b) What distance is traveled as Proud Mary slows down?
(c) What are the components of the vessel Proud Mary’s Answer
final velocity?
(d) What are the components of the vessel Proud Mary’s 1350 m
initial velocity?
(e) What is the diplacement of the vessel Proud Mary?
(f) What are the components of the vessel Proud Mary? 126 The Tokyo Express is uniformly accelerates from rest at
+1.0 m/s2 for 1.0 min. in a direction of 200 North of West.
displacement?
(a) How far does it travel during this time?
(g) What are the components of the vessel Proud Mary?
(b) What are the components of the displacement during
acceleration?
this time interval?
(c) What are the components of its acceleration?
Answer
Answer
(a)
(b) 8.3 x 102 m 1800 m

122 In 1990, Dave Campos of the United States rode a special 127 A car starting from rest is accelerated at the constant rate of
motorcycle called Easyrider at an average speed of 518
3.0 m/s2 in a direction of 270 South of West?
km/h. Suppose that at some point he steadily decreases his
(a) What is its speed at the end of 8.0 s?
speed from 100.0 percent to 60.0 percent of his average
(b) How far did it travel during the first 8.0 s?
speed during an interval of 2.00 min at a bearing of 880. (c) What are the components of the final velocity?
(a) What is the distance traveled during that time interval? (d) What are the components of the initial velocity?
(b) What are the components of the final velocity?
(c) What are the components of the initial velocity?
(d) What is the diplacement of the motorcycle? Answer
(e) What are the components of the motorcycle’s
displacement? (a) 24 m
(f) What are the components of the motorcycle’s (b) 96 m
acceleration?

Answer 128 The world's fastest warship belongs to the United States
Navy. This vessel, which floats on a cushion of air, can
13.8 km move as fast as 1.7 x 102 km/h. Suppose that during a
training exercise the ship is moving at 20.0 m/s at a bearing
of 1870 when it begins to accelerate. After 15.0 s of
123 An automobile, which set the world record for accelerating, a distance of 600.0 m is traveled.
acceleration, increased speed from rest to 96.0 km/h in
(a) Calculate the value for the acceleration during the ship's
3.07 s at a bearing of 250.
displacement.
(a) What distance was traveled by the time the final speed
(f) What are the components of the warship’s
was achieved?
acceleration?
(b) What are the components of the displacement?

Answer Answer

41.0 m 2.67 m/s2

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Kinematics & Vectors (i)

129 The highest speed to be achieved by a standard non-racing 134 The Boeing 747 can carry more than 5602passengers and
sports car is 3.50 x 102 km/h. Assume the car accelerates at has a maximum speed of about 9.70 x 10 km/h. After
4.00 m/s2 at a bearing of 3300. takeoff; the plane takes a certain time to reach its maximum
(a) How long would this car take to reach its maximum speed. Suppose the plane has a constant acceleration of 4.80
speed if it is initially at rest? m/s on a bearing of 3550?
(b) What distance would the car travel during this time? (a) What distance does the plane travel between the
(c) What are the components of the car’s displacement? moment its speed is 50.0 percent of maximum and the
(d) What are the components of the car’s acceleration? moment its maximum speed is attained?
(b) What are the components of the distance the plane
Answer traveled?

(a) Answer
(b) 1.18 x 103 m
5.67 km

130 A bullet leaves the muzzle of a rifle with a speed of 600

m/s, at an angle of 200 above the horizontal. The barrel of 135 A baby sitter pushing a stroller starts from rest and
the rifle is 0.9 m long, accelerates at a rate of 0.500 m/s2 in a direction of 530 south
(a) What is the acceleration of the bullet while in the of west.
barrel? (a) What is the velocity of the stroller after it has traveled
(b) What is the horizontal acceleration of the bullet? 4.75 m?
(c) What is the vertical acceleration of the bullet? (b) What are the components of the stroller’s velocity?

Answer Answer

2 x 105 m/s2 2.18 m/s

131 The lightest car in the world was built in London and 136 A plane starting at rest at the south end of a runway
weighed less than 10 kg. Its maximum speed was 5.0 km/h. undergoes a constant acceleration of +1.6 m/s2 for a
Suppose the driver of this vehicle applies the brakes while distance of 1600 m in a direction of 230 West of South
the car is moving at its maximum speed and at a bearing of before takeoff.
2350. The car stops after traveling 16.0 m. (a) What is the plane's velocity at takeoff
(a) Calculate the magnitude of the deceleration. (b) What are the component’s of the plane’s velocity?
(b) What are the components of the car’s deceleration? (c) What is the time required for takeoff?
Answer Answer

-1.51 m/s2 (a) 71.6 m/s

(b) 44.7 s
132 The skid marks left by the decelerating jet-powered car The
Spirit of America were 9.6 km long. The car decelerated at 137 A speedboat increases its velocity from 25 m/s to 35 m/s in
the rate of 2.0 m/s2 at a bearing of 2450. a direction of 55 east of west for a distance of 250 m.
(a) What was the initial veloicty of the car? (a) Find the magnitude of the boat's acceleration.
(b) What are the componets of the car’s initial velocity? (b) Find the components of the boat’s acceleration.
(c) Find the time it takes the boat to travel this distance.
Answer
Answer
7.2 x 102 km/h
195.6 m/s2 (a) 1 m/s2
to the west
3
(b) 8.3 s
133 With a cruising speed of 2.30 x 10 km/h, the French
supersonic passenger jet Concorde is the fastest commercial
airplane. Suppose the landing speed is 20.0 percent of the
cruising speed and lands on a runway alligned in a direction
of 250 West of North?
(a) Over what distance does the plane travel to a complete
stop if its deceleration has a magnitude of 5.80 m/s2?
(b) What are the components of the displacement?

Answer

1.41
Chapter 6: Vectors Assignment

Graphing, Kinematics & Vectors (j)

138 The graph shows the velocity of a motorcycle moving in a 140 The graph show the velocity of a car moving in a direction
direction of 730 south of west. Assume that direction of the of 550 East of South. Assume that the car’s acceleration is
acceleration is along the same line as the velocity. in the same direction as the velocity.
(a) Determine the acceleration of the motorcycle at t = 1 (a) What is the acceleration at t = 2.4 seconds?
second. (b) What are the components of the acceleration at t = 2.4
(b) Determine the components of the acceleration at t = 1 seconds?
second.

Answer
Answer

141 The graph show the velocity of a car moving in a direction

139 The graph show the velocity of a train moving in a of 250 East of South. Assume that the car’s displacement is
direction of 550 East of North. Assume that the train’s in the same direction as the velocity and acceleration.
acceleration is in the same direction as the velocity. (a) How far an object moves during the first 4.5 seconds.
(a) Find the acceleration of the object between the tenth (b) What are the components of the objects displacement
and the fifteenth second of travel. during the first 4.5 seconds?
(b) What are the components of the acceleration during
between the tenth and the fifteenth second of travel.

Answer

Answer

(a) 6 m/s2
(b) 0
(c) -2 m/s2
(d) -4 m/s2
Chapter 6: Vectors Assignment

Graphing, Kinematics & Vectors (j)

142 The graph show the velocity of a runner moving in a 146 A motorboat travels at 8.5 m/s. It heads straight across a
direction of 550 East of North. Assume that the runner’s river 110 m wide.
displacement is in the same direction as the velocity and (a) If the water flows downstream at a rate of 3.8 m/s ,
acceleration. what is the boat's resultant velocity?
(a) Determine the distance traveled by the runner whose (b) How long does it take the boat to reach the opposite
velocity-time graph is given in the figure to the left. shore?
Consider the full 8 second interval.
(b) What are the components of the displacement during Answer
the full 8 second interval?
(a) 9.3 m/s 240
(b) 13 s

147 A boat heads directly across a river 41 m wide at 3.8 m/s.

The current is flowing downstream at 2.2 m/s.
(a) What is the resultant velocity of the boat?
(b) How much time does it take the boat to cross the river?
(c) How far downstream is the boat when it reaches the
other side?

(a) 4.4 m/s

300
(b) 11 s
(c) 24 m
Answer

90 m 148 A boat moving at 12 m/hr in still water moves

perpendicular to a river current which is flowing at a speed
of 4 m/hr. In what direction and with what speed should
the boat head if it is to reach a point on the other side of the
143 You head downstream on a river in a canoe. You can river directly opposite its starting point?
paddle at 5.0 km/h and the river is flowing at 2.0 km/h.
How far downstream will you be in 30 minutes?
Answer
Answer
18.430 upstream
3.5 km; Refer to Problems and Solutions Manual. 12.649 m/hr

144 You head downstream on a river in an outboard motorboat. 149 The resultant motion of a boat on a river is 20 km/h in a
The current is flowing at a rate of 1.50 m/s. After 30.0 min., direction making an angle of 600 from the flow of the
you find that you have traveled 24.3 km. How long will it current. If the river is 1.5 km wide , how long does it take
take you to travel back upstream to your original point of the boat to cross the river?
departure?
Answer
Answer
0.088 h or 5.3 min.
38.5 min.
150 A man rows across a river at 4.0 mi/hr. The boat is always
kept heading at right angles to the stream of water. The
145 Dave rows a boat across a river at 4.0 m/s. The river flows river is flowing at 6.0 mi/hr and is 0.20 mi across.
at 6.0 m/s and is 360 m across.
(a) In what direction , relative to the shore , does Dave's (a) What direction and with what speed does the boat
boat go? actually go relative to the shore.
(b) How long does it take Dave to cross the river? (b) How long does it take him to cross the river
(c) How far downstream is Dave's landing point? (c) How far downstream is his landing point from his
(d) How long would it take Dave to cross the river if there starting point
were no current? (d) How long would it take him to cross the river if there
was no current?
Answer
Answer
(a) 340 relative to shore
(b) 90s (a) 7.2 mph
(c) 540 m 56.30 from current
(d) 90 s 33.70 degrees from shore
(b) 0.05 hr
(c) 0.3 mi
(d) 0.05 hr.
Chapter 6: Vectors Assignment

River Problems (k)

151 Apply the Pythagorean theorem to find the magnitude of the 156 A swimmer can swim in still water at a speed of 9.50 m/s.
resultant velocity vector for the following perpendicular He intends to swim directly across a river that has a
velocities: downstream current of 3.75 m/s.
(a) a fish swimming at 3.0 m/s2 across a river that moves at (a) What must the swimmer’s heading be?
5.0 m/s2 (b) What is his velocity relative to the bank?
(b) a surfer traveling at 1.0 m/s2 across a wave that is
traveling at 6.0 m/s Answer

Answer (a) 23.20 upstream from straight across

(b) 8.72 m/s across the river
(a) 5.8 m/s
(b) 6.1ms
157 A boat moves through a river at 7.5 m/s relative to the
water , regardless of the boat’s direction. If the water in the
152 Find the direction of the resultant velocities for each river is flowing at 1.5 m/s , how long does it take the boat
situation: to make a round trip consisting of a 250 m displacement
(a) a fish swimming at 3.0 m/s2 across a river that moves at downstream followed by a 250 m displacement upstream?
5.0 m/s2
(b) a surfer traveling at 1.0 m/s2 across a wave that is Answer
traveling at 6.0 m/s
.70 sec ,
Answer

(a) 590 downriver from its intended path 158 A water spider maintains an average position on the surface
of a stream by darting upstream (against the current) , then
(b) 9.50 from the direction the wave is traveling drifting downstream (with the current) to its original
position. The current in the stream is 0.500 m/s relative to
the shore , and the water spider darts upstream 0.560 m
153 A boat heading north crosses a wide river with a velocity of (relative to a spot on shore) in 0.800 s during the first part
10.00 km/h relative to the water. The river has a uniform
velocity of 5.00 km/h due east. Determine the boat’s of its motion. Use upstream as the positive direction.
velocity with respect to an observer on the shore. (a) Determine both the velocity of the water spider relative
to the water during its dash upstream and its velocity during
Answer its drift downstream.
(b) How far upstream relative to the water does the water
11.18 km/h spider move during one cycle of this upstream and
26.60 east of north with respect to the earth downstream motion?
(c) What is the average velocity of the water spider relative
to the water?
154 A river flows due east at 1.50 m/s. A boat crosses the river
from the south shore to the north shore by maintaining a Answer
constant velocity of 10.0 m/s due north relative to the water.
(a) What is the velocity of the boat as viewed by an (a) 1.200 m/s ,
observer on shore? 0.000 m/s
(b) If the river is 325 m wide, how far downstream has the (b) 0.960 m
boat moved by the time it reaches the north shore? (c) 0.500 m/s

Answer
159 A swimmer heads directly across a river , swimming at a
(a) 10.1 m/s maximum speed of 1.6 m/s relative to still water. She
at 8.530 east of north arrives at a point 40 m downstream from the point directly
(b) 48.8 m across the river , which is 80 m wide.
(a) What is the speed of the river current?
(b) What is the swimmer's speed relative to the shore?
155 A hunter wishes to cross a river that is 1.5 km wide and that (c) In what direction should she head so as to arrive at the
flows with a speed of 5.0 km/h. The hunter uses a small point directly opposite her starting point?
powerboat that moves at a maximum speed of 12 km/h with
respect to the water. What is the minimum time necessary Answer
for crossing?
(a) .8 m/s
Answer (b) 1.78 m/s
(c) 300
0.12 h

160 An oceanliner is heading due north with a speed of 08.5 m/s

relative to the water. A small sailboat is heading 45 , east
of north with a speed of 1.0 m/s relative to the water. Find
the relative velocity (magnitude and direction) of the
sailboat as observed by the passengers on the oceanliner.

Answer
Chapter 6: Vectors Assignment

River Problems (k)

161 A yacht can travel at a speed of 3.33 mls relative to the 167 The pilot of an airplane wishes to reach a point 300 km east
water. The captain wishes to reach a marina that is 3.00 km of the starting point. To avoid a storm area , the pilot
directly across the river from his location. The water is decides to proceed to the destination in two hops. On the
flowing at a speed of 1.11 m/s. At what angle (measured first hop , the pilot flies due northeast and on the second
upstream relative to the perpendicular line crossing the hop due south.
river) must the captain steer the boat to reach his (a) How many kilometers should be flown to the northeast?
destination? (b) How many kilometer southward?

Answer Answer

19.40 upstream a 424 km

b 300 km

162 A boat that can travel at 4 km/h in still water crosses a river
with a current of 2 km/h. At what angle must the boat be 168 A weather station releases a weather balloon. The balloon's
pointed upstream (i.e. , relative to its actual path) to go buoyancy causes it to travel straight up at 1500 m. At the
straight across the river same time, a wind displaces it horizontally 650 m. What is
the magnitude and direction (with reference to the
Answer horizontal) of the resultant displacement?

300 Answer

1600 m/s2
163 A man points his rowboat north from A to B , straight 670 (up from horizontal)
across a river of width 100 m. The river flows due east. The
man starts across , rowing steadily at 0.75 m/s and reaches
the other side of the river at point C , 150 m downstream 169 A bank in downtown Boston is robbed (see the map ). To
from his starting point. elude police, the robbers escape by helicopter, making three
(a) What is the speed of the river? successive flights described by the following displacements:
(b) While the man is crossing the river , what is his 32 km, 450 south of east; 53 km, 260 north of west; 26 km,
velocity relative to the shore? 180 east of south. At the end of the third flight they are
captured. In what town are they apprehended? (Use the
Answer geometrical method to add these displacements on the
map.)
(a) 1.125 m/s
(b) 1.352 m/s

0
164 A 42-km/h wind blows toward 215 , while a plane heads
foward at 152 km/h. What is the resultant velocity of the
plane?

Answer

160 km/h
1400

165 You are a pilot on an aircraft carrier. You must fly to

another aircraft carrier , now 1450 km at a bearing of 450 of
your position , moving at 56 km/h due east. The wind is
blowing from the south at 72 km/h. Calculate the heading
and air speed needed to reach the carrier 2.5 h after you Answer
take off. Hint: Draw a displacement vector diagram.

Answer
0
Refer to Problems and Solutions Manual; 170 A trunk is placed on an incline plane that forms a 66 angle
580 km/h , with the horizontal. Calculate the perpendicular and
540 east of north parallel accelerations.

Answer
0
166 A robin is flying south (180 ) for the winter at a rate of 40
miles per hour when it runs into a hurricane blowing due 3.99 m/s parallel
west (2700) at 100 miles per hour. What is the new velocity 8.95 m/s perpendicular
of the robin relative to the ground?

Answer

108 miles per hour

2480.
Chapter 6: Vectors Assignment

Acceleration Down A Ramp (m)

171 A 25 kg block slides down a 250 incline plane with a

constant acceleration. The block starts from rest at the top.
At the bottom its velocity reaches 0.65 m/s. The length of
the incline is 1.6 meters.
(a) Use kinematic formulas to determine the acceleration of
the block.
(b) Use vector geometry to determine the acceleration
down the ramp.
(c) Are the two values equal? If not explain why.

Answer

(a) .13 m/s2

(b)
(c) Yes

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172 On planet Zed the acceleration is 3.6 m/s . If an object is
placed on a frictionless incline plane , what is the
acceleration of the object?

Answer

173 A skier squats low and races down a 180 ski slope. During
a 5 s interval , the skier accelerates at 2.5 m/s2. What are
the horizontal (perpendicular to the direction of free

Answer

2.4 m/s2-0.77 m/s2