Exam 3: Vectors and Motion in Two Dimensions

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Vector A\overrightarrow { \mathrm { A } } has a magnitude of 7.0 m and points 30° east of north. Vector B\overrightarrow { \mathrm { B } } has a magnitude of 5.0 m and points 30° west of south. The resultant vector A\overrightarrow { \mathrm { A } } + B\overrightarrow { \mathrm { B } } is given by

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A car travels 20 km west and then 20 km south. What is the magnitude of its displacement vector?

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If a vector's components are all negative, then the magnitude of the vector is negative.

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Three vectors, S\overrightarrow { \mathrm { S } } , T\overrightarrow { \mathbf { T } } , and U\overrightarrow { \mathrm { U } } , have the components shown in the table. What angle does the resultant of these three vectors make with the +x-axis? x component y component -3.5 4.5 0.00 -6.5 5.5 -2.5

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If three vectors add to zero, they must all have equal magnitudes.

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A high-speed dart is shot from ground level with a speed of 150 m/s at an angle 30° above the horizontal. What is the vertical component of its velocity after 4.0 s if air resistance is neglected?

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The driver of a motorboat that can move at 10 m/s in still water wishes to travel directly across a river in which the current flows at 5.0 m/s. (a)At what angle, measured from the upstream direction, should the driver head the boat? (b)How many minutes will it take to cross the river if it is 1.6 km wide at that point?

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A hockey puck slides off the edge of a horizontal platform with an initial velocity of 20 m/s horizontally and experiences no significant air resistance. The height of the platform above the ground is 2.0 m. What is the magnitude of the vertical component of the velocity of the puck just before it hits the ground?

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A projectile is fired from ground level on a horizontal plain. If the initial speed of the projectile is now doubled, and we neglect air resistance,

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A child throws a ball with an initial speed of 8.0 m/s at an angle of 40° above the horizontal. The ball leaves her hand 1.0 m above the ground. At what angle below the horizontal does the ball approach the ground?

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A ball is thrown horizontally from the top of a tower at the same instant that a stone is dropped vertically. Which object is traveling faster when it hits the level ground below if neither of them experiences any air resistance?

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A hunter points a rifle horizontally and holds it 3.30 m above the ground. The bullet leaves the barrel at 325 m/s and experiences no significant air resistance. The acceleration due to gravity at this location is 9.80 m/s2. (a)How long does it take for the bullet to strike the ground? (b)How far horizontally does it travel?

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A race car traveling at a constant speed of 50 m/s drives around a circular track that is 500 m in diameter. What is the magnitude of the acceleration of the car?

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A rock is thrown from the roof of a building, with an initial velocity of 10 m/s at an angle of 30° above the horizontal. The rock is observed to strike the ground 43 m from the base of the building. What is the height of the building assuming no air resistance?

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A boy throws a rock with an initial velocity of 3.13 m/s3.13 \mathrm {~m} / \mathrm { s } at 30.0° above the horizontal. How long does it take for the rock to reach the maximum height of its trajectory if air resistance is negligibly small and g = 9.80 m/s2?

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The figure shows three vectors and their magnitudes and relative directions. The magnitude of the resultant of the three vectors is closest to The figure shows three vectors and their magnitudes and relative directions. The magnitude of the resultant of the three vectors is closest to

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The eastward component of vector A\overrightarrow { \mathrm { A } } is equal to the westward component of vector B\overrightarrow { \mathrm { B } } and their northward components are equal. Which one of the following statements must be correct for these two vectors?

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The magnitude of the resultant of two vectors cannot be less than the magnitude of either of those two vectors.

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A vector A\overrightarrow { \mathrm { A } } has components Ax = 12.0 m and Ay = 5.00 m. (a)What is the angle that vector A\overrightarrow { \mathrm { A } } makes with the +x-axis? (b)What is the magnitude of vector A\overrightarrow { \mathrm { A } } ?

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A cat leaps to try to catch a bird. If the cat's jump was at 60° off the ground and its initial velocity was 2.74 m/s2.74 \mathrm {~m} / \mathrm { s } what is the highest point of its trajectory, neglecting air resistance?

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