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Which of these is a vector? a) temperature b) mass c) speed d) force

Force

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A car travels on a straight road with velocity components of 20 m/s west and 60 m/s south. What is the total distance the car travels in 10 s?
630 m
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A change from one position vector to another is called a/an _________.
displacement
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678.4 nm = _______ m

6.784*10^-7 m

100

The estimated number of casualties on the Eastern Front in WW2

30 million

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A force of 90 N has a x-component of 32 N. What is the y-component?
84 N
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________ is the ratio of the adjacent side over the hypotenuse.
Cosine
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c^2=a^2+b^2-2abcos(theta)

Law of cosines

200

Show 0.00447 kg in scientific notation using the correct number of significant digits

4.47 x 10^-3 kg

200

Cat or Dog?

Cat!

300
Two forces pull on a block. One pulls with a force of 300 N at an angle of 30° above the (positive) x-axis, while the other pulls with a force of 800 N at an angle of 80° below the (positive) x-axis. What is their resultant force on the sleigh?
750 N
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You and your friends are navigating through a corn maze. Your path is described by the displacement vectors: (0, 40) m (10, 0) m (0, -40) m (-60, 0) m (0, 30) m What is your resultant displacement?
(-50, 30)m
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The ________ is the single vector that is the sum of two or more vectors.
resultant
300

Dependent variable

What we're measuring. Changes as a result of the change in independent variable.

300

Average salary of NBA player (21-22 season)

$8.5 million

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Vector 1 points from the origin to (0.0, 4.0) and Vector 2 points from the origin to (6.0, 0.0). What is the magnitude of the resultant which is the sum of vector 1 + vector 2?
7.2
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Ratio of Tan Function

Opp/adj

400

Ratio of Sin Function

Opp/Hyp

400

Manually manipulated in an experiment, one at a time

Independent variable

400

Muhammad Ali's birth name

Cassius Clay Jr.

500
If a force of 56 N applied at an angle of 46° above the horizontal. What are the horizontal (x) and vertical (y) components of this force?
X = 39 N Y = 40 N
500
Marie paddles a canoe due north at a speed of 6.0 m/s in a river that flows due west at a speed of 3.0 m/s. What angle does the canoe travel relative to north?
27 degrees west of north
500

Law of Sines (all 3!)

a/sin(alpha) = b/sin(beta) = c/sin(gamma)

500
What are the steps of the scientific method?
Observe, Hypothesize, Experiment, Conclusions
500

Type/name of the plane heavily featured in America's Navy in Top Gun

F-14 Tomcat