ASSIGNMENT -3 VECTOR ADDITION -2

Triangular Law
1. Refer to figure 1. Use Vector laws of addition to show graphically + and -

2. Refer to figure 2. Show graphically + - and - - +

Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3

3. Refer to figure 3. The correct relationship is

a. b. c. d. All of the above

4. The vectors , and are such that and and . The angle between & , & and
& are respectively (in degrees)
a. 90, 135, 135 b. 90, 45, 45 c. 45, 90, 90 d. 45, 135, 135

5. Fig. shows ABCDEF as a regular hexagon. What is the value of AB  AC  AD  AE  AF

E D

(a) AO (b) 2 AO
F C
(c) 4 AO (d) 6 AO O

A B

Parallelogram Law
6. Given , and and . The angle between and is
a. 30 o b. 60o c. 90o d. 120o

7. The magnitude of resultant of two forces and is 20 N. and . Angle between and
is
a. 53o b. 37o c. d.

8. Two resultant of two unit vectors and is also a unit vector. Then the angle between and is
a. 60o b. 120o c. 90o d. 150o

9. The resultant of two perpendicular vectors ( and ) make an angle of 30o with vector . The ratio of their magnitudes
is
a. 0.5 b. 2 c. d.
10. If the sum of two unit vectors is a unit vector, then magnitude of difference is

(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1 / 2 (d) 5

11. If + = and a + b =c. What is the angle between and .

a. 0o b. 90o c. 270o d. 180o

12. If vectors and are perpendicular, then what is the value of

a. 0 b.1 c. 0.5 d. 2

13. Given that A  B  C and that C is  to A . Further if | A |  | C |, then what is the angle between A and B

  3
(a) radian (b) radian (c) radian (d)  radian
4 2 4
14. What is the angle between P and the resultant of ( P  Q ) and ( P  Q )

(a) Zero (b) tan 1 P / Q (c) tan 1 Q / P (d) tan 1 ( P  Q) /( P  Q)

15. If two vectors and are added, the resultant has the magnitude equal to 4.0. If is subtracted from , the resultant
has the magnitude equal to 8.0. What is the magnitude of ?
a. 2.0 b. 3.0 c. 4.0 d. 6.0