Vector Basics
Adding and Subtracting Vectors
Multiplying Vectors
Vector Calculations
Vector Potpourri
100

What is the terminal point of a vector called?

What is the head?

100

xxxWhat is the component form of the vector with an initial point of (4, 6) and a terminal point of (8, 11)?

What is <4, 5>?

100
The net force produced by two forces acting 3 N due East, and 8 N due West
What is 5 N due West?
100

What is the magnitude of the vector q = <24, 7>?

||q|| = 25

100
Find the cosine of 30 degrees.
What is 0.866?
200

What 2 attributes must be the same in order for vectors to be equivalent? 

What are the same magnitude and direction?

200

The name for the vector which represents the sum, or addition, of two or more vectors.

What is the resultant vector?

200
The net force produced by vectors of 10 N due North, 10 N due East, 10 N due West, and 10 N due South.
What is 0 N?
200

If v = <-2, 4>, what is -3v?

What is <6, -12>?

200

What is the component form of the vector with an initial point of (4, 6) and a terminal point of (8, 11)?

What is <4, 5>?

300

What do you call a vector that has a magnitude of 1?

What is  a unit vector?

300
The function used to find the measure of an angle if the opposite side and the hypotenuse of a right triangle are known.
What is Sine?
300
A right triangle has a resultant of 20 N at an angle of 32 degrees to a table top. Find the Ry value.
What is 10.6 N?
300
A boat heads directly across a stream with a velocity of 10 m/s. The stream flows due East at 5 m/s. What is the velocity of the boat with the stream influencing it, and at what direction should the captain aim the boat to cross the stream as planned?
What is 11.2 m/s at a heading of 26.6 degrees West of North in order to go directly across.
300
This angle and direction can also be written as 315 degrees.
What is 45 degrees South of East, or 45 degrees East of South?
400

When the head of a vector is at the origin, the vector is said to be in what position?

What is standard position?

400
The function used to find the measure of an angle if the two legs of a right triangle are known.
What is Tangent?
400
A right triangle has a resultant of 45 N at an angle of 10 degrees to the table top. Find the Rx value.
What is 44.3 N?
400

What is the direction angle of u = 3i + 3j ?

What is 45 degrees?

tan x = b/a = 3/3 = 1

x = tan-1 (1) = 45 degrees

400
Create a scale drawing of the following to find the resultant: 30 lbs due North and 50 lbs due East.
What is 60 lbs. 30 degrees North of East?
500

The ________ of a pair of vectors is the vector sum ai + bj of the vectors i and j.

What is the linear combination?

500
The name of the method of using x- and y- directions of motion to determine an overall vector.
What is the Component Method?
500

What is the direction angle of v = 3i - 4j?

What is 306.87 degrees?



500

What is the direction angle of u = 3i - 4j ?

What is 306.87 degrees?

tan x = b/a = -4/3 = 1

x = tan-1 (1) = 53.13 degrees

quadrant 4 so 360-53.13 = 306.87 degrees

500
Create a scale drawing of the following to determine the resultant: 200 N 30 degrees North of East, 200 N 30 degrees South of East, and 150 N due East.
What is 500 N due East?