Vectors A
100m backstroke
Inverse vector
Used to find the resultant when the vectors are not placed head-to-tail.
Parallelogram law
Vectors having the same size and direction.
Equal vectors
A vector quantity that acts on an aircraft.
Lift, drag, weight, thrust
a+(-a) + b =
b
Participants running in a 100m race
equal vectors
Describe parallel vectors that share a common point
collinear
Can be found by using Pythagoras Theorem
The magnitude of a vector
A force that causes an aircraft to veer off-course.
Crosswind, windspeed
AB = (2, 4), then 3AB =
(6, 12)
Vector that start at the origin
Position vector
Will give three time the length
scalar
Shows the direction of a vector
An arrow
If it's not a vector then it's a ___________ quantity.
scalar
Vectors a and b are two vectors that are at right angles to each other. If a=3 and b=4 , then c =
5
From the starting point to the ending point.
zero displacement
A vector representing the direction that an object would go if pulled by two forces.
resultant
Used to find the resultant when the vectors are placed head-to- tail.
Triangular law
Another word for magnitude
Size
Vectors that are parallel and share a common point.
Collinear vectors
Speed in a given direction
velocity
Shows the vertical and horizontal displacement of the vector
components
A quantity that is not a vector quantity.
Distance
speed
Mass
Energy
Density
Power
Length
Area
Volume
Time
Temperature
Work
Without the arrow, a vector is just a ___ _______.
Line segment
A vector quantity _ _ c _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ n.
Acceleration