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P1 U2 1.3 Extra Vector Practice

This document provides physics problems involving vectors and 2D motion. It includes problems involving: 1) Representing angles in degrees and radians. 2) Adding vectors graphically and analytically using the parallelogram and triangle methods. 3) Finding the horizontal, vertical, and x,y components of vectors. 4) Calculating the magnitude and direction of resultant velocities and displacements from sums of component vectors representing motions across winds, rivers, and multi-step walks and hikes.

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P1 U2 1.3 Extra Vector Practice

This document provides physics problems involving vectors and 2D motion. It includes problems involving: 1) Representing angles in degrees and radians. 2) Adding vectors graphically and analytically using the parallelogram and triangle methods. 3) Finding the horizontal, vertical, and x,y components of vectors. 4) Calculating the magnitude and direction of resultant velocities and displacements from sums of component vectors representing motions across winds, rivers, and multi-step walks and hikes.

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Physics 1 Unit 2 – Vectors and 2D motion Name: ___________________________

IB 1.3 Vectors and Scalars

Vector Basics
1. Represent 30° West of North in degrees.

2. Represent 0.45 radians in degrees.

3. If A = 47 m/s at 90° and B = 16 m/s at 220° find


a. 3A

b. ½ B

c. –A

d. –5B

Adding Vectors Graphically


Using a sketch, add the following vectors graphically (qualitatively) using the parallelogram
method. Give an estimate of the magnitude and direction of the resultant. You may get
somewhat better results if you use a ruler and protractor. But we usually just sketch to get
approximations.
4. A = 30 N at 200° and B = 50 N at 120° 5. A =20 m at 80° and B = 60 N at 320°

Add the following vectors graphically using the “triangle” method. Give an estimate of the
magnitude and direction of the resultant.
6. A = 50 m/s at 40° and B = 125 m/s at 180°

7. A = 60 N at 45° and B = 80 N at 250° and C = 30 N at 120°


Vector Components
8. Find the horizontal and vertical components of 75.0 N at 65°

9. Find the x and y components of 12.0 N at 150°

10. Find the components of 25.0 N at 30° East of South

11. Determine the magnitude and direction for a vector whose components are Fx =45.6 N
and Fy = 13.1 N.

12. Determine the magnitude and direction for a vector whose components are vx =3.25 m/s
and vy = –1.35 m/s.

13. Determine the magnitude and direction for a vector whose components are sx = –67.2 m
and sy = 92.3 m.

Adding Vectors Analytically


14. A = 30 N at 200° and B = 50 N at 120°
15. A =20 m at 80° and B = 60 N at 320°

16. A = 50 m/s at 40° and B = 125 m/s at 180°

17. A = 60 N at 45° and B = 80 N at 250° and C = 30 N at 120°

18. A plane heads east with a velocity of 52 m/s through a 12 m/s cross wind blowing the plane
south. Find the magnitude and direction of the plane's resultant velocity (relative to due east).

19. An ambitious hiker walks 25 km west and then 35 km south in a day. Find the magnitude
and direction of the hiker's resultant displacement (relative to due west).

20. A boat heads directly across a river with a velocity of 12 m/s. If the river flows at 6.0 m/s
find the magnitude and direction of the boat's resultant velocity. (State the direction relative
to an imaginary line drawn straight across the river.)
21. I went for a walk the other day. I went four avenues east (0.80 miles), then twenty-four
streets south (1.20 miles), then one avenue west (0.20 miles), and finally eight streets north
(0.40 miles).
a. What distance did I travel?
b. What's my resultant displacement (magnitude and direction relative to due east)?

22. A mountain climbing expedition establishes a base camp and two intermediate camps, A
and B. Camp A is 11,200 m east of and 3,200 m above base camp. Camp B is 8,400 m
east of and 1,700 m higher than Camp A. Determine the displacement between base camp
and Camp B.

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