Vector Addition Practice Problems I

North=0º, East=90º, South=180º, etc

Resolve the following vectors to determine the resultant motion

Displacement

1) 25m E and 35m W

2) 5m E and 5m S

3) 5m S and 10m W

4) 50m, 90º and 60m, 180º

5) 60m, 0º, 100m, 270º, and 60m, 180º

Velocity

6) 15 m/s, 0º and 15 m/s, 270º

7) 15 m/s, 90º and 15 m/s, 180º

8) 3.5 ft/s, 180º and 4.5 ft/s, 225º

9) 5.5 mph, 90º, 6.5 mph, 0º, and 5.5 mph, 270º

10) 5.5 mph, 90º, 6.5 mph, 0º, and 5.5 mph, 270º, and 6.5 mph, 180º

Acceleration

11) 1.9 m/s2, N and 9.1 m/s2, S

12) 1.9 m/s2, N and 9.1 m/s2, E

13) 1.9 m/s2, N and 9.1 m/s2, W

14) 1.9 m/s2, N and 9.1 m/s2, N

15) 1.9 m/s2, 0º, 9.1 m/s2, 0º, and 9.1 m/s2 270º

 

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