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A projectile is fired from ground level on a horizontal plain. If the initial speed of the projectile is now doubled, and we neglect air resistance,


A) its range will be increased by 2\sqrt { 2 } .
B) its range will double.
C) its range will be decreased by a factor of two.
D) its range will quadruple.
E) its range will decrease by a factor of four.

F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

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A cat leaps to try to catch a bird. If the cat's jump was at 60° off the ground and its initial velocity was 2.74 m/s2.74 \mathrm {~m} / \mathrm { s } what is the highest point of its trajectory, neglecting air resistance?


A) 0.29 m
B) 0.58 m
C) 10.96 m
D) 0.19 m

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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A race car traveling at a constant speed of 50 m/s drives around a circular track that is 500 m in diameter. What is the magnitude of the acceleration of the car?


A) 0 m/s2
B) 1.0 m/s2
C) 10 m/s2
D) 0.63 m/s2
E) 2.2 m/s2

F) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

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The figure shows three vectors and their magnitudes and relative directions. The magnitude of the resultant of the three vectors is closest to The figure shows three vectors and their magnitudes and relative directions. The magnitude of the resultant of the three vectors is closest to   A) 19 B) 16 C) 13 D) 10 E) 7.0


A) 19
B) 16
C) 13
D) 10
E) 7.0

F) A) and C)
G) B) and E)

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Three vectors, S\overrightarrow { \mathrm { S } } , T\overrightarrow { \mathbf { T } } , and U\overrightarrow { \mathrm { U } } , have the components shown in the table. What angle does the resultant of these three vectors make with the +x-axis? x component y component s3.5 m4.5 mT0.00 m6.5 mU5.5 m2.5 m\begin{array}{|c|c|c|}\hline & x \text { component } & y \text { component } \\\hline \begin{array}{c}\overrightarrow{\mathrm{s}} \\\end{array} & -3.5 \mathrm{~m} & 4.5 \mathrm{~m} \\\hline \begin{array}{c}\overrightarrow{\mathrm{T}} \\\end{array} & 0.00 \mathrm{~m} & -6.5 \mathrm{~m} \\\hline \begin{array}{c}\overrightarrow{\mathrm{U}} \\\end{array} & 5.5 \mathrm{~m} & -2.5 \mathrm{~m} \\\hline\end{array}


A) 24° above the +x-axis
B) 24° below the +x-axis
C) 66° above the +x-axis
D) 66° below the +x-axis

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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If three vectors add to zero, they must all have equal magnitudes.

A) True
B) False

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If a vector's components are all negative, then the magnitude of the vector is negative.

A) True
B) False

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A rock is thrown from the roof of a building, with an initial velocity of 10 m/s at an angle of 30° above the horizontal. The rock is observed to strike the ground 43 m from the base of the building. What is the height of the building assuming no air resistance?

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A child throws a ball with an initial speed of 8.0 m/s at an angle of 40° above the horizontal. The ball leaves her hand 1.0 m above the ground. At what angle below the horizontal does the ball approach the ground?


A) 35°
B) 42°
C) 48°
D) 40°
E) 65°

F) C) and E)
G) C) and D)

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A hunter points a rifle horizontally and holds it 3.30 m above the ground. The bullet leaves the barrel at 325 m/s and experiences no significant air resistance. The acceleration due to gravity at this location is 9.80 m/s2. (a)How long does it take for the bullet to strike the ground? (b)How far horizontally does it travel?

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A vector A\overrightarrow { \mathrm { A } } has components Ax = 12.0 m and Ay = 5.00 m. (a)What is the angle that vector A\overrightarrow { \mathrm { A } } makes with the +x-axis? (b)What is the magnitude of vector A\overrightarrow { \mathrm { A } } ?

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A high-speed dart is shot from ground level with a speed of 150 m/s at an angle 30° above the horizontal. What is the vertical component of its velocity after 4.0 s if air resistance is neglected?


A) 150 m/s
B) 36 m/s
C) 130 m/s
D) 75 m/s
E) 38 m/s

F) A) and C)
G) C) and D)

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Vector A\overrightarrow { \mathrm { A } } has a magnitude of 7.0 m and points 30° east of north. Vector B\overrightarrow { \mathrm { B } } has a magnitude of 5.0 m and points 30° west of south. The resultant vector A\overrightarrow { \mathrm { A } } + B\overrightarrow { \mathrm { B } } is given by


A) 10.0 m at an angle 60° north of east.
B) 10.0 m at an angle 30° east of north.
C) 2.0 m at an angle 30° north of east.
D) 2.0 m at an angle 60° north of east.
E) 1.0 m at an angle 60° east of north

F) C) and D)
G) A) and D)

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A boy throws a rock with an initial velocity of 3.13 m/s3.13 \mathrm {~m} / \mathrm { s } at 30.0° above the horizontal. How long does it take for the rock to reach the maximum height of its trajectory if air resistance is negligibly small and g = 9.80 m/s2?


A) 0.160 s
B) 0.282 s
C) 0.313 s
D) 0.441 s

E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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The magnitude of the resultant of two vectors cannot be less than the magnitude of either of those two vectors.

A) True
B) False

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A hockey puck slides off the edge of a horizontal platform with an initial velocity of 20 m/s horizontally and experiences no significant air resistance. The height of the platform above the ground is 2.0 m. What is the magnitude of the vertical component of the velocity of the puck just before it hits the ground?


A) 20 m/s
B) 6.3 m/s
C) 13 m/s
D) 15 m/s
E) 21 m/s

F) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

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The eastward component of vector A\overrightarrow { \mathrm { A } } is equal to the westward component of vector B\overrightarrow { \mathrm { B } } and their northward components are equal. Which one of the following statements must be correct for these two vectors?


A) Vector A\overrightarrow { \mathrm { A } } is parallel to vector B\overrightarrow { \mathrm { B } } .
B) Vector A\overrightarrow { \mathrm { A } } is antiparallel (in the opposite direction) to vector B\overrightarrow { \mathrm { B } } .
C) Vector A\overrightarrow { \mathrm { A } } must be perpendicular to vector B\overrightarrow { \mathrm { B } } .
D) The magnitude of vector A\overrightarrow { \mathrm { A } } must be equal to the magnitude of vector B\overrightarrow { \mathrm { B } } .
E) The angle between vector A\overrightarrow { \mathrm { A } } and vector B\overrightarrow { \mathrm { B } } must be 90°.

F) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

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The driver of a motorboat that can move at 10 m/s in still water wishes to travel directly across a river in which the current flows at 5.0 m/s. (a)At what angle, measured from the upstream direction, should the driver head the boat? (b)How many minutes will it take to cross the river if it is 1.6 km wide at that point?

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A car travels 20 km west and then 20 km south. What is the magnitude of its displacement vector?


A) 0 km
B) 20 km
C) 28 km
D) 40 km

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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A ball is thrown horizontally from the top of a tower at the same instant that a stone is dropped vertically. Which object is traveling faster when it hits the level ground below if neither of them experiences any air resistance?


A) It is impossible to tell because we do not know their masses.
B) the stone
C) the ball
D) Both are traveling at the same speed.

E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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