Find the best option in the following (Q 1 to Q 8), with suitable calculation or explanation.
Show your calculation and explanation clearly.
1. Which two quantities are both vector quantities?
A displacement and distance
B force and momentum
C torque and time
D weight and pressure
2. The speed of an aircraft in still air is 200 kmh-1. The wind blows from the west at a speed of 85.0 kmh-1.
In which direction must the pilot steer the aircraft in order to fly due north?
A 23.00 east of north
B 23.00 west of north
C 25.20 east of north
D 25.20 west of north
3. A velocity vector is shown.
What are the components of the velocity vector in the northerly and in the easterly directions?
4. The diagram shows two vectors X and Y, drawn to scale.
If X = Y-Z, which diagram best represents the vector Z?
5. A vector quantity V is resolved into two perpendicular components X and Y. The angle between V
and component X is θ.
The angle between component X and the vector V is increased from 0° to 90°.
How do the magnitudes of X and Y change as the angle θ is increased in this way?
6. Three forces act on a body as shown
Which fourth force is required so that the four forces add up to zero?
7. Two tugs are towing an oil rig as shown.
The tensions in the towing cables are 4.0 kN 1nd 5.0 kN. What is the total force acting on the rig due to the cables, in
the direction to the east?
A 3.1 kN B 5.2 kN C 7.0 kN D 7.3 kN
8. Two forces of equal magnitude are represented by two coplanar vectors. One is directed eastwards and the other is
directed northwards.
What is the direction of a single force that will balance these forces?
A towards the north-east
B towards the north-west
C towards the south-east
D towards the south-west
9. State and explain
(i) Triangle law of vector addition
(ii) Parallelogram law of vector addition
10. If magnitude of the given vector is 100 unit calculate the magnitude of x and y component of the vector.
11. Subtract a displacement of 200 m due east from the displacement of 300 m due 83 0 north of east.
12. A boat travels across a river in which the water is moving at a speed of 1.8 ms-1. The velocity vectors for the boat and
the river water are shown to scale in Fig. 1.1
In still water the speed of the boat is 3.0 ms-1. The boat is directed at an angle of 600 to the river bank.
(i) Draw a vector triangle or a parallelogram to show the resultant velocity of the boat.
(ii) Determine the magnitude of the resultant velocity of the boat.
(iii) Find the direction of the resultant velocity of the boat.
(iv) Also find the magnitude and direction of the resultant velocity by drawing vector scale diagram.
If the boat needs to cross the river straight perpendicular to the bank of river, in which direction it should be
directed. Give answer with suitable figure and calculation.
13. An airplane trip involves three legs, the first leg is due east for 620 km, the second leg is southeast (45 o
south of east) for 440 km and the third leg is at 53o south of west, for 550 km. Use vector scale diagram
method to determine total displacement?
14. Calculate the resultant displacement of given displacements ⃗
A,⃗
B ,⃗
C ∧⃗
D using vector resolution method.
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