Geometric Vectors Answers

Dawn’s friend Melissa lives 3 blocks west and 4 blocks south of Dawn. Dawn’s friend Caroline lives 5 blocks east and 1 block north of Dawn. How far do Melissa and Caroline live from each other?

Which of the following correctly displays ? a. c. b. d. Please select the best answer from the choices provided

and have the same direction. has a magnitude of 8, and has a magnitude of 5. What must be true about and ?

Find the magnitude and direction of .

Which of the following correctly displays . a. c. b. d. Please select the best answer from the choices provided

In the parallelogram drawn for the parallelogram method, what does the diagonal between the two terminal points of the vectors represent? Explain your answer.

A piling for a high-rise building is pushed by two bulldozers at exactly the same time. One bulldozer exerts a force of 1850 pounds in a westerly direction. The other bulldozer pushes the piling with a force of 3250 pounds in a northerly direction. What is the magnitude of the resultant force upon the piling, to the nearest ten pounds?

A piling for a high-rise building is pushed by two bulldozers at exactly the same time. One bulldozer exerts a force of 1850 pounds in a westerly direction. The other bulldozer pushes the piling with a force of 3250 pounds in a northerly direction. What is the direction of the resulting force upon the piling, to the nearest degree?

Belkis is pulling a toy by exerting a force of 1.5 newtons on a string attached to the toy. The string makes an angle of 52 with the floor. What could be the vertical and horizontal components of the force?