Addu High School DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE

Hithadhoo/ Addu PHYSICS

Topic: Resolution of vectors Worksheet 1

1. An athlete runs due east for 4km and the due south for a further
Topic:3km.The
Superposition of waves
runs take a total time ofWorksheet 2
20 minutes.calculate
(a) The distance travelled by the athlete
(b) Her displacement from start to finish
(c) Her average speed Draw a vector diagram to scale and use it to determine the magnitude
(d) Her average velocity of actual velocity of the boat.

2. Charley’s amazing floating home is travelling at a speed of 5m/s at
an angle of 600 up from the horizontal.Find the vertical and horizontal
component.
3. The wind applies a horizontal force of 20N on a falling rock of weight
75N.Calculate the magnitude and direction of the resultant force.
7. A student rows across a river heading from point A. Her boat is
headed in a direction at right angles to the bank and she rows through
the water at a constant speed of 1.5m/s. The river flows with a current
of 1.1m/s.

4. A glider is travelling a velocity of 20m/s at an angle of 150 below the

horizontal.Calculate the horizontal and vertical component of the
glider’s velocity.

5. A man is walking at a constant horizontal velocity of 1.2m/s. in the

rain.To the man the rain appears to be falling vertically at a velocity of
1.8m/s.Draw a labelled vector diagram,to scale and use it to determine
the actual velocity of the rain. Calculate the velocity of her boat relative to the riverbank.

8. Which of the following is not a vector quantity?

6. The river is flowing at a speed of 3m/s.A boat is pointed at an angle of  Acceleration
400 to the river bank and paddled at a speed of 1.5m/s. as shown in  Displacement
the diagram.  Potential energy
 velocity

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