Vector Operations
Components and Magnitudes
Differentiation and Integration
Miscellaneous
Potpourri
100

u = <5 , -4> and w = <-10, 6>.

What is the vector 3u + 4w?

<-25, 12>

100

u = <5, 12>  Find the magnitude of u

13 units

100

f(x) = sin(3x4+e-2x) + 7

What is f '(x)

f '(x) = cos(3x4+e-2x)(12x3-2e-2x)

100

The hottest planet in the solar system.

What is Venus?

100

This is the current number of Dunkin' Donuts stores open in the town of Berlin.

What is 4?
200

u = <-4, 5> and w = <2, -3>

What is the vector 2u - 3w?

<-14, 19>

200
u = <4, 8> and w = <5, 4>  Find the magnitude of the vector u + w.

15

200

f(x) = x3 + sec2x - x1/2 + 7.  Given that F(x) is an antiderivative of f, what is one possible function that F(x) could be?

various... see Mr. T!

200

The deepest part of the Earth's ocean, this place is located in the Marianas Trench.

What is Challenger Deep?

200

The outdoor basketball courts, tennis courts, A-Gym, and B-Gym at BHS are all named after members of the BHS family. Name at least 3 of these people

Who are Tyler Cop, Rex Smith, William Gibney, Jim Day?
300

u = <4 , -5> and w = <2 , -8>

What is u dot w?

-32

300

Find a unit vector in the direction of <2, 7>

<2/sqrt(53) , 7/sqrt(53)> = <.275, .962>

300

Find the equation of a tangent line to f(x) = x4 - 3x2 + 8 at the point where x = 1.

(y - 6) =  -2(x - 1)

OR 

y = -2x + 8

300

In this olympic sport, you may be concerned with the "house", the "button", and a couple of "guards"

What is curling?
300

BHS's incredible production of Les Miserables starred such names as Dawson Trotman as Jean Valjean and Abby Ferland as this character...

Who is "Eponine"?

400

u = <6 , -3> and w = <-2 , 10>

What is u dot w and what does it tell you about the angle between u and w (when sharing an initial point)?

-42 --> The angle between the vectors is obtuse

400

A vector has a magnitude of 10 units and points at an angle 30 degrees counterclockwise from the positive x-axis.  Find the component form of this vector.

<10cos30 , 10sin30> = <8.66, 5>

400

The acceleration of a particle moving horizontally is given by:

a(t) = 24t2 m/s2

Given that the velocity at t = 0 is 12 m/s and the position of the particle on the x-axis at time t = 1 is at the 10 meter mark, create a function modeling the particle's position at any time.

s(t) = 2t4 + 12t - 4

400

76 Trombones led the big parade down the streets of this Broadway show.

What is "The Music Man"?
400

This was the theme of senior hallway during last year's color wars.

What is "Monopoly"?

500
u = <5, 8>


Give one example of a vector that is "parallel" to u and one example of a vector that is "orthogonal" to u.

Various (see Mr. T)

500

A vector has a magnitude of 10 units and points at an angle 135 degrees counterclockwise from the positive x-axis.  Find the component form of this vector.

<10cos135 , 10sin135> = <-7.07 , 7.07>

500

What is the area under the curve f(x) = xex from x = 0 to x = 1 (no calculators, exact value needed!)? 

1

500

These are the four railroad spaces on the original Monopoly Board.

What are "Pennsylvania, Reading, B&O, and the Short Line"?

500

This cautionary song is Mr. T's daughter's favorite dance jam.

What is "Can't Touch This" by MC Hammer?