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Graphical Vector Addition

This document provides 4 practice problems for graphical vector addition. The problems involve drawing scaled vector diagrams with labeled axes to find components of motion, resultants, magnitudes, and directions. Students are directed to choose a scale, draw and label axes, draw and label vectors, and make conversions to answer each problem involving vectors representing distances and angles of motion.

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Graphical Vector Addition

This document provides 4 practice problems for graphical vector addition. The problems involve drawing scaled vector diagrams with labeled axes to find components of motion, resultants, magnitudes, and directions. Students are directed to choose a scale, draw and label axes, draw and label vectors, and make conversions to answer each problem involving vectors representing distances and angles of motion.

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Forestville Central School Regents Physics

Name ____________________

Chapter 3 Graphical Vector Addition

Graphical Vector Addition Practice Problems


Directions: Draw scaled vector diagrams on graph paper using a pencil
1. A car drives 30.0 miles at an angle of 49 degrees north of west. Find the dnorth and
dwest component vectors of this motion.
A.
B.
C.
D.

Make a scale
Draw and label your coordinate axis system set an origin
Draw and label your vectors
Make the final conversions to answer the problem

2. A person drops a package from a hot air balloon. The distance from the hot air balloon to the
ground is 1000ft. If the package encounters a crosswind that pushes it 300ft to the west, what is
the resultant vector of this motion? What is the angle of the resultant from the y-axis? (dont forget
to choose an origin)
3. A person walks 20.0m south, then turns 90 degrees and walks 30.0m west, then turns 90
degrees again and walks 60.0m north. Draw the resultant vector and determine its magnitude.
4. A hiker walks 4.5km west, then makes a 33 degree turn north and walks another 6.4km. Find
the magnitude and direction of the walkers displacement.

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