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Which of the following displacement vectors (if any) are equal?

Variable magnitude direction
A 100 m 30° north of east 
B 100 m 30° south of west
C 100 m 60° east of north

 

Important Questions on Vectors

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A force vector F1 points due east and has a magnitude of 200 N. A second force F2 is added to F1. The resultant of the two vectors has a magnitude of 400 N and points along the east/west line. Find the magnitude and direction of F2. Note that there are two answers.
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Consider the following four force vectors:

(a) F1=50.0 N, due east

(b) F2=10.0 N, due east

(c) F3=40.0 N, due west

(d) F4=30.0 N, due west

Which two vectors add together to give a resultant with the smallest magnitude and which two vectors add to give a resultant with the largest magnitude? In each case, specify the magnitude and direction of the resultant.

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A car is being pulled out of the mud by two forces that arc applied by the two ropes shown in the drawing. The dashed line in the drawing bisects the 90° angle. The magnitude of the force applied by each rope is 2000 N. Arrange the force vectors tail to head and use the graphical technique to answer the following questions:

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How would the single rope be directed relative to the dashed line?

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A car is being pulled out of the mud by two forces that are applied by the two ropes shown in the drawing. The dashed line in the drawing bisects the 900 angle. The magnitude of the force applied by each rope is 2000 N. Arrange the force vectors tail to head and use the graphical technique to answer the following questions:

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(a) How much force would a single rope need to apply to accomplish the same effect as the two forces are added together?

(b) How would the single rope be directed relative to the dashed line?

EASY
JEE Advanced
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Two forces each of magnitude F have a resultant of the same magnitude F. The angle between the two forces is,
HARD
JEE Advanced
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The A+B=A+B, then angle between A and B will be 
HARD
JEE Advanced
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The maximum and minimum magnitudes of the resultant of two vectors of magnitudes P and Q are in the ratio 3:1. Which of the following relations is true?
HARD
JEE Advanced
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The maximum and minimum magnitude of the resultant of two given vectors are 17 units and 7 units, respectively. If these two vectors are at right angles to each other, the magnitude of their resultant is