15 questions
Has magnitude and direction
Scalar
Vector
Initial Point
Terminal Point
Another name for the "tail" of a vector
Terminal Point
Standard Position
Initial Point
Magnitude
Another name for the "tip" of the vector
Terminal point
Initial point
Standard position
Direction
When the vector's initial point is at the origin, it is in ___.
quadrant bearing
true bearing
resultant
standard position.
This is always between 0-90 degrees, measured from north or south and then goes toward the east or west
True bearing
Quadrant bearing
Resultant
Zero vector
This is measured clockwise from north and is always written with three digits.
Quadrant bearing
Zero vector
Resultant
True bearing
Two vectors who have the same or opposite direction.
Parallel vectors
Equivalent vectors
Opposite vectors
Two vectors that have the same magnitude and direction
Parallel vectors
Equivalent vectors
Opposite vectors
Two vectors that have the same magnitude but opposite direction
Parallel vectors
Equivalent vectors
Opposite vectors
The sum of two or more vectors (450 N in this picture)
Zero vector
Parallel vectors
Equivalent vectors
Resultant
A way to find the resultant vector by lining them up tip-to-tail.
Parallelogram method
Triangle method
Rectangular method
Circle method
A way of finding the resultant vector by lining up the vectors tail-to-tail.
Triangle method
Circle method
Rectangular method
Parallelogram method
The result of adding two opposite vectors; the magnitude is zero and there is no direction.
Zero vector
Resultant
Component
Magnitude
Two or more vectors with sum that is vector r.
Zero vector
Resultant
Direction
Components
A horizontal and vertical component (x and y in this picture)
Triangle components
Rectangular components
Parallelogram components
Circle components