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If two vectors have the same magnitude, then they are equal.

If two vectors are equal, then they have the same magnitude.

If two vectors are parallel, then they are either equal or opposite vectors.

If two vectors have the same magnitude, then they are either equal or opposite vectors.

State four pairs of equivalent vectors.

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State four pairs of equivalent vectors.

b. State four pairs of opposite vectors.

c. State two pairs of vectors whose magnitudes are equal but whose directions are
perpendicular to each other.

1. Given the vector as shown, draw a vector:

a) equal to

b) opposite to

c) whose magnitude equals but is not equal to

d) whose magnitude is twice that of and in the same direction

e) whose magnitude is half that of and in the opposite direction

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e) whose magnitude is half that of and in the opposite direction

2. Using a scale of 1 cm to represent 10 km/h, draw a velocity vector to represent each


of the following:

a) a bicyclist heading due north at 40 km/h

b) a car heading in a southwesterly direction at 60 km/h

c) a car travelling in a northeasterly direction at 100 km/h

d) a boy running in a northwesterly direction at 30 km/h

e) a girl running around a circular track travelling at 15 km/h heading due south

The vector shown, represents the velocity of a car heading due north at 100 km/h.
Give possible interpretations for each of the other vectors shown.

For each of the following vectors, describe the opposite vector.

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For each of the following vectors, describe the opposite vector.

a) an airplane flies due north at 400 km/h

b) a car travels in a northeasterly direction at 70 km/h

c) a bicyclist pedals in a northwesterly direction at 30 km/h

d) a boat travels due west at 25 km/h

Given the square-based prism shown where = 3 and = 8,state whether


each statement is true or false. Explain.

a)

b)

d)

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James is running around a circular track with a circumference
of 1 km at a constant speed of 15 km/h. His velocity vector is
represented by a vector tangent to the circle. Velocity vectors
are drawn at points A and C as shown. As James changes his
position on the track, his velocity vector changes.

a) Explain why James’s velocity can be represented by a vector


tangent to the circle.

b) What does the length of the vector represent?

c) As he completes a lap running at a constant speed, explain why James’s velocity is


different at every point on the circle.

d) Determine the point on the circle where James is heading due south.

e) In running his first lap, there is a point at which James is travelling in a


northeasterly direction. If he starts at point A how long would it have taken him to
get to this point?

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f) At the point he has travelled of a lap, in what direction would James be heading? Assume he starts
at point A.

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