Vectors Review Flashcards

These flashcards are designed to help review key concepts related to vectors, including their properties, components, and calculations.

A quantity with both magnitude and direction is called a __.

Vector

The process of breaking a vector into its x- and y-components is called __.

Vector resolution

The magnitude of a vector can be found using the __ theorem when two vectors are perpendicular.

Pythagorean

If vector A is 10 m east and vector B is 10 m north, the magnitude of the resultant vector R is __.

14.14 m

The y-component of a vector with a magnitude of 10 m at an angle of 30° above the x-axis is __.

8.66 m

The direction of a vector is defined as __.

The angle it makes with a reference axis

The resultant vector when two vectors are added represents __.

Their sum

The x-component of a vector with a magnitude of 15 m at an angle of 60° above the x-axis is __.

7.5 m

If two vectors are perpendicular, the angle between them is __ degrees.

90

The magnitude of a vector with components A₂ = 6 m and A₁ = 8 m is __.

10 m