Free Response Problem

1. A bus makes three displacements in the following order:

1) 38 mi, 48 east of north
2) 79 mi, 46 west of north; and
3) 55 mi, south-east
a.
Draw a clear diagram showing all three displacement
vectors with respect to horizontal points (north, east, south, and
west).

b.

Find the X and Y components of displacement D 1.

c.

Find the X and Y components of displacement D 2.

d.

Find the X and Y components of displacement D3.

e.

Find the magnitude of the resultant vector.

f. Find the direction of the resultant vector.

2. A man riding his bicycle travels in the following order:
1) 15 mi, 30 west of south
2) 12 mi, 65 west of north; and
3) 8 mi east
a. Draw a clear diagram showing all three displacement vectors
with respect to the north, south, east and west.

b. Find the X and Y components of displacement D 1.

c. Find the X and Y components of Displacement D 2.

d. Find the X and Y components of displacement D 3.

e. Find the magnitude of the resulting vector.

f.

Determine the direction of the resulting vector.

3. A car makes three displacements on the way to the bank. These

displacements are then displayed on a graph. Their components are as
follows:
1) D1= (28.8, 18)
2) D2= (-4.5, -25.6)
3) D3= (10.6, -5.6)
a. Find the magnitude and the measure of the angle formed by
D1.

b. Find the magnitude and the measure of the angle formed by

D2.

c. Find the magnitude and the measure of the angle formed by

D3.

d. Plot all three vectors on a graph with respect to the x and y

coordinates.

e. Determine the magnitude of the resultant vector.

f.

Find the angled formed by the resultant vector.

4.

Two vectors are presented by the diagram above.

a.

Write vector

in terms of unit vectors

i^ and

Write vector

in terms of unit vectors

i^ and

^j
.
b.

^j
.
c.

Use unit vectors to express the vector

A
d.

Use unit vectors to express the vector

=5

-6 B

5. Two vectors are given in terms of unit vectors

^
=4 i

=2

+3 B

^
=5 i

^
+2 j ,

^
-3 j .

A .

a.

Find the magnitude of vector

b.

Find the magnitude of vector

c.

Write an expression for the vector difference

B
d.
e.

using unit vectors.

Find the magnitude of the vector difference.
Find the direction of the vector difference.

6. Three vectors are presented by the diagram above.

a.

Find the scalar product of two vectors

Find the scalar product of two vectors

Find the scalar product of two vectors

B
b.

C
c.

7. Three vectors are presented by the diagram above.

a.

Find the scalar product of two vectors

Find the scalar product of two vectors

Find the scalar product of two vectors

B
b.

C
c.

A
8. Find the angle between each of the following pairs of vectors.

^
= -3 i

b.

^
= 4 i

^
+6 j

and

^
=8 i

^
+5 j

c.

^
= -5 i

^
+3 j

and

^
=8 i

^
+12 j

d.

^
= -12 i

^
-8 j

and

^
= 10 i

a.

^
+5 j

and

^
=4 i

^
-2 j

^
+6 j

9. Three vectors are presented by the diagram above.

a. Find the magnitude and the direction of the vector
product
b.

Find the magnitude and the direction of the vector

product
c.

Find the magnitude and the direction of the vector

product

10.Three vectors are presented by the diagram above.

a.
Find the magnitude and the direction of the vector
product
b.

Find the magnitude and the direction of the vector

product
c.

Find the magnitude and the direction of the vector

product

Answer Key:
1. A. 79
mi

B.

X1

46 48
38

45 mi

mi
Y55
1
= 28.3
= 25.64

C.

X2

= -56.82

D.

X3

= -38.9

E. 42.71 mi
F. 75.9

Y2
Y3

= 54.87
= -38.9

2. A.
12 mi
65

30
15 mi
B.

X1

8 mi

= -7.5

C.

X2

= -10.9

D.

X3

=8

Y3

Y1

= -13

Y2

= 5.07

=0

E. 13.1 mi
F. 217.2

3. A. 33.97, 32
B. 26, 260
C. 12, 332.2
D.

33.97
32
27.8

12
26 10

E. 37.17
F. 339.3

4. A.

^
= -1.44 i

^
+ 1.92 j

B.

^
=3 i

^
- 1.1 j

C.

^
= 6.12 i

D.

^
= -25.2 i

^
+ 0.54 j
^
+ 16.2 j

5. A. 5.39
B. 5

i^

C.

^
+5 j

D. 5.1
E. 78.69

6. A. 0
B. -90.21
C. -43.76
7.

A. 0
B. -154.73
C. -414.23

8.

A. 147.6
B. 24.23
C. 92.77
D. 177.69

9.

A. 224m, -z direction
B. 38.29m, -z direction

C. 103.1m, -z direction

10.

A. 550, -z direction
B. 364.52, -z direction
C. 175.83, -z direction