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What is the result of adding two equal and opposite vectors A and -A?
What is the result of adding two equal and opposite vectors A and -A?
- A
- A + B
- 0 (correct)
- -A
Which of the following correctly expresses the difference of two vectors A and B?
Which of the following correctly expresses the difference of two vectors A and B?
- A - B = A + (-B) (correct)
- A - B = (A + B)/2
- A - B = A - B
- A - B = A + B
Which property is NOT true for the null vector?
Which property is NOT true for the null vector?
- It results from adding equal and opposite vectors.
- Its magnitude is zero.
- It can result from multiplying a vector by zero.
- It can have a specified direction. (correct)
Using the parallelogram method, what do you draw to complete the shape when adding two vectors A and B?
Using the parallelogram method, what do you draw to complete the shape when adding two vectors A and B?
Which equation correctly illustrates the property that a vector plus the null vector equals the vector itself?
Which equation correctly illustrates the property that a vector plus the null vector equals the vector itself?
What does the average acceleration depend on?
What does the average acceleration depend on?
What does the equation A + (-A) equal?
What does the equation A + (-A) equal?
As the time interval ∆t approaches zero, what happens to the average acceleration?
As the time interval ∆t approaches zero, what happens to the average acceleration?
If the direction of the change in velocity ∆v changes, what else is affected?
If the direction of the change in velocity ∆v changes, what else is affected?
Which of the following statements correctly describes the properties of the null vector when a vector is multiplied by zero?
Which of the following statements correctly describes the properties of the null vector when a vector is multiplied by zero?
According to the associative law, how is the addition of vectors defined?
According to the associative law, how is the addition of vectors defined?
In the expression for acceleration in terms of x and y, what do ax and ay represent?
In the expression for acceleration in terms of x and y, what do ax and ay represent?
Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between velocity and acceleration in one dimension?
Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between velocity and acceleration in one dimension?
What does the variable θ represent in the context of the average acceleration?
What does the variable θ represent in the context of the average acceleration?
Which mathematical operation is necessary to derive ax and ay?
Which mathematical operation is necessary to derive ax and ay?
What happens to the direction of acceleration as the time interval ∆t decreases?
What happens to the direction of acceleration as the time interval ∆t decreases?
What is the maximum height attained by the ball?
What is the maximum height attained by the ball?
What is the time taken for the ball to return to the same level?
What is the time taken for the ball to return to the same level?
What speed did the ball achieve at its maximum height?
What speed did the ball achieve at its maximum height?
What factor must be neglected to simplify calculations of range and height?
What factor must be neglected to simplify calculations of range and height?
What is the distance from the thrower to the point where the ball returns to the same level?
What is the distance from the thrower to the point where the ball returns to the same level?
In uniform circular motion, what does 'uniform' refer to?
In uniform circular motion, what does 'uniform' refer to?
For an object in uniform circular motion, how is the direction of velocity changing?
For an object in uniform circular motion, how is the direction of velocity changing?
What is the total angle of projection used in calculating the height and distance?
What is the total angle of projection used in calculating the height and distance?
What is the total velocity vector v(t) of the particle at time t?
What is the total velocity vector v(t) of the particle at time t?
How is the average acceleration defined in this context?
How is the average acceleration defined in this context?
What does the notation v_0 represent in the context given?
What does the notation v_0 represent in the context given?
What does the acceleration vector a(t) equal at time t?
What does the acceleration vector a(t) equal at time t?
Which component of the velocity does not change with time as per the equations given?
Which component of the velocity does not change with time as per the equations given?
At time t = 1.0 s, what is the direction of the velocity vector v(t)?
At time t = 1.0 s, what is the direction of the velocity vector v(t)?
What final form does the expression v = v_0 + at imply about motion?
What final form does the expression v = v_0 + at imply about motion?
If the acceleration is constant and in the j direction, what impact does this have on the x component of velocity?
If the acceleration is constant and in the j direction, what impact does this have on the x component of velocity?
What term describes an object that is in flight after being projected?
What term describes an object that is in flight after being projected?
Which equation represents the vertical position of a projectile at time t?
Which equation represents the vertical position of a projectile at time t?
What shape describes the path of a projectile?
What shape describes the path of a projectile?
What is the formula for the maximum height of a projectile?
What is the formula for the maximum height of a projectile?
What is the formula for the horizontal range of a projectile?
What is the formula for the horizontal range of a projectile?
In uniform circular motion, the direction of the acceleration is always towards what?
In uniform circular motion, the direction of the acceleration is always towards what?
What is the relationship between linear velocity (v) and angular speed (ω) in circular motion?
What is the relationship between linear velocity (v) and angular speed (ω) in circular motion?
The path length traversed by an object between two points differs from what?
The path length traversed by an object between two points differs from what?
Study Notes
Addition of Vectors
- The addition of vectors is associative, meaning the order in which vectors are added does not affect the resultant vector: (A + B) + C = A + (B + C).
- The sum of two equal and opposite vectors is a null vector, represented by 0, with zero magnitude and undefined direction : A – A = 0. |0| = 0.
Subtraction of Vectors
- The subtraction of vectors can be defined as the sum of the first vector and the negative of the second: A – B = A + (–B).
- The vector –B is added to vector A to get the resulting vector R2 = (A – B).
Parallelogram method for Vector Addition
- In the parallelogram method, two vectors are added by placing their tails at a common origin. A parallelogram is constructed with the vectors as adjacent sides.
- The diagonal of the parallelogram starting from the common origin represents the resultant vector R.
Motion in a Plane
- The instantaneous acceleration of an object in two or three dimensions is the limiting value of the average acceleration as the time interval approaches zero.
- Velocity and acceleration vectors can have any angle between them from 0° to 180°.
Motion in a Plane with Constant Acceleration
- If an object moves in a plane with constant acceleration, the velocity at any time t is given by: v = v0 + at.
- This equation can also be expressed in terms of components as: vx = vox + axt and vy = voy + ayt.
Projectile Motion
- The path of a projectile is parabolic.
- Equations for the position and velocity of a projectile launched with initial velocity vo at an angle θo with the horizontal are:
- x = (vo cos θo) t
- y = (vo sin θo) t − (1/2) g t2
- vx = vox = vo cos θo
- vy = vo sin θo − g t
- The maximum height (hm) attained by a projectile is given by: hm = (vo sin θo)2 / 2g
- The time taken to reach the maximum height is: tm = vo sin θo / g
- The horizontal range (R) of a projectile is given by: R = (vo2 sin 2θo) / g
Uniform Circular Motion
- The magnitude of the acceleration of an object in uniform circular motion is ac = v2 / R, directed towards the center of the circle.
- The angular speed (ω) is the rate of change of angular distance and is related to the velocity v by: v = ω R.
- The acceleration in uniform circular motion is given by: ac = ω2R.
- If T is the time period of revolution and ν is the frequency, then: ω = 2πν, v = 2πνR, ac = 4π2ν2R
Points to Ponder
- Path length and displacement are not generally the same.
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This quiz covers the key concepts of vector addition and subtraction, including their properties and methods such as the parallelogram method. Understand how vectors interact in motion across two or three dimensions and apply these concepts to solve related problems.
