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Practice Test
For questions 12, select the best answer.
1. Which quadrant bearing is equivalent to a
169 true bearing?
2. Which true bearing is equivalent to a
S5W quadrant bearing?
3. Dra!" #abel the magnitude$ direction$ and
scale"
a) acceleration o% 5 m&s
'
at a quadrant
bearing o% S1(W
b) momentum o% )( N at a true bearing
o% 19*
4. +he diagram sho!s t!o squares" Name a
single vector equivalent to each e,-ression"

.
/
0
D
1 2
a)

FA FE
b)

EB + EF AF
c)

AE + EDCD

5. 1quilateral triangle D12 3oins the
mid-oints o% equilateral triangle ./0"
Write an e,-ression that is equivalent to
each single vector"
a) AF in terms o% .0
b) .1 in terms o% ./ and /0
c)

./
ur u
in terms o% .2 and 10

.
D
/
1
0
2
6. +!o o--osing hoc4e5 -la5ers -artici-ate
in a %ace6o%%" 7ne -la5er hits the -uc4
!ith a %orce o% ''5 N -arallel to the
boards$ and the second -la5er hits the
-uc4 !ith a %orce o% 15 N -er-endicular
to the boards" 0alculate the magnitude
and direction o% the resulting %orce"
7. 8% the !ind is blo!ing %rom the east at
9( 4m&h and an air-lane is on a heading
o% ''5 !ith an airs-eed o% (5* 4m&h$
%ind the ground velocit5 o% the air-lane
and the direction o% %light"
8. . bo, that !eighs 15 N rests on a
%rictionless ram- inclined at an angle o%
15 to the hori:ontal" 2ind the magnitude
o% the %orce directed u- the ram- that
must be a--lied on the bo, to 4ee- it at
rest"
9. . crate that !eighs (5 N rests on a
%rictionless ram- inclined at an angle o%
5 to the hori:ontal" What %orce must be
a--lied at an angle o% 15 to the ram- so
that the crate remains at rest?
10. . -ilot ma-s out her %light -lan and
determines that to reach her destination
on time her -lane must travel S151 at
('* 4m&h" 8% the !ind is %rom S5W at
1* 4m&h$ !hat heading and airs-eed
should the -ilot set to reach her
destination on time?
11. . %orce o% magnitude 15 N is the
resultant o% t!o %orces$ one !hich has a
magnitude o% 11 N and acts at '5 to the
resultant" 2ind the magnitude and
direction o% the other %orce"
12. 0am-ers o%ten hang their %ood bet!een
t!o trees" . %ood bag that !eighs )5 N
is hung %rom ro-es bet!een t!o trees
that are 6 m a-art" 7ne ro-e is ) m long
and one ro-e is 5 m long" +he ro-es
attach to the trees in the same hori:ontal
-lane" 2ind the tension in each ro-e"