Chapter 3: Kinematics In Two Dimensions; Vectors
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Questions and Answers
- 1.Which one of the following is an example of a vector quantity?
- A.
Distance
- B.
Velocity
- C.
Mass
- D.
Area
- 2.Which of the following operations will not change a vector?
- A.
Translate it parallel to itself.
- B.
Rotate it.
- C.
Multiply it by a constant factor.
- D.
Add a constant vector to it.
- 3.Which of the following is an accurate statement?
- A.
A vector cannot have zero magnitude if one of its components is not zero.
- B.
The magnitude of a vector can be less than the magnitude of one of its components.
- C.
If the magnitude of vector A is less than the magnitude of vector B, then the x-component
- D.
The magnitude of a vector can be positive or negative.
- 4.The resultant of two vectors is the smallest when the angle between them is
- A.
0°.
- B.
45°.
- C.
90°.
- D.
180°.
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