Addition and Subtraction of Vectors

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Addition and Subtraction of Vectors: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Addition of Vectors, Subtraction of Vectors, Parallelogram Law of Addition of Vectors & Head-to-Tail Method of Addition of Vectors etc.

Important Questions on Addition and Subtraction of Vectors

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A bus is moving on a straight road towards north with a uniform speed of  50 km h1  turns through   90° anticlockwise. If the speed remains unchanged after turning , the increase in the velocity of bus in the turning process is:

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The angle made by r=3i^+3j^ with the x axis is

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When two right-angled vectors of magnitude 7 units and 24 units combine, what is the magnitude of their resultant?

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The magnitude of the vector sum of two vectors is found to be equal to the sum of their magnitudes. 

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A car travels at an average speed of 40 km/hr. After travelling east for 1 hr it turns and travels north for 45 min then east again for 30 min. Find its displacement.

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If  V1 = 3i ^ +4j ^+k^ and V2 = i ^ -j ^-k^ then determine magnitude of V1 +V2.

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A bus is going due north at a speed of 50 km/h. It makes 90° left turn without changing its speed. The change in the velocity of the bus is

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Out of the following set of forces, the resultant of which cannot be zero ?

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When the angle between the vector a and b is θ, their resultant is 5a2+b2. When the angle is 90°-θ the resultant is 3a2+b2. In this condition tan θ is

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The component of 9i^+17k^ along z -axis is:

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The component of a vector is

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Two forces of equal magnitude act, simultaneously, on a particle. If the magnitude of their resultant is equal to either of them, angle between them is

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If a vector P making the angles α, β and γ, respectively, with X, Y and Z axes, then sin2α+sin2β+sin2γ=

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A and B are two non-zero vectors inclined at an angle θa^ and b^ are unit vectors along A and B respectively. The component of A in the direction of B is

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Which of the following Cartesian coordinate systems is not followed in physics?

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A and B are two vectors in a plane and C is third vector perpendicular to the plane. Their resultant

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The splitting of vectors into components is called

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Two forces F1=1 N and F2=2 N act along the lines x=0 and y=0, respectively. Then the resultant of forces would be

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Find the magnitude of the vector 2 i^+3 j^+4 k^.

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Find the magnitude of the vector 2 i^+3 j^+4 k^.