Chapter 3 Physics Problems
Chapter 3 Physics Problems
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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1) A boy jumps at a speed of 20.0 m/s at an angle of 25.0 above the horizontal. What is the horizontal component
of the boy's velocity?
A) 8.45 m/s
B) 18.1 m/s
C) 9.33 m/s
D) 15.6 m/s
E) 12.6 m/s
2) Vector M = 4.00 m points eastward and vector N = 3.00 m points southward. The resultant vector M + N is
given by
A) 5.00 m at an angle 53.1 south of east.
B) 5.00 m at an angle 71.6 south of east.
C) 5.00 m at an angle 26.6 south of east.
D) 5.00 m at an angle 36.9 south of east.
E) 5.00 m at an angle 18.4 south of east.
3) Vector M = 4.0 m points eastward and vector N = 3.0 m points westward. The resultant vector M + N is given
by
A) 7.0 m west.
B) 1.0 m east.
C) 1.0 m west.
D) 7.0 m east.
E) 3.5 m west.
4) Vector A = 6.0 m and points 30 east of north. Vector B = 4.0 m and points 30 west of south. The resultant
vector A + B is given by
A) 2.0 m at an angle 30 north of east.
B) 1.0 m at an angle 60 east of north
C) 2.0 m at an angle 60 north of east.
D) 10.0 m at an angle 30 east of north.
E) 10.0 m at an angle 60 north of east.
5) Vector A = 6.0 m and points 30 south of east. Vector B = 4.0 m and points 30 east of south. The resultant
vector A + B is given by
A) 1.1 m at an angle 42 south of east.
B) 13.7 m at an angle 42 south of east.
C) 4.7 m at an angle 42 south of east.
D) 0.7 m at an angle 42 south of east.
E) 9.7 m at an angle 42 south of east.
Answer Key
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