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Ch 4 Vector Addition

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algebraic representationA(n) _____of a vector is represented by an italiced letter in boldface type.
componentsTwo vectors projected on the axes of a coordinate system are called the _____ of the resultant vector.
directionThe ____ of a vector is defined as the angle that vector makes with the x-axis, measured counterclockwise, in a rectangular coordinate system.
displacementDistance is the magnitude of a vector quantity called ____.
graphical representationAn arrow or an arrow-tipped line segment is called a(n) ____ of a vector.
magnitudeThe _____ of a vector is always a positive quantity.
originThe center of a coordinate system is called the ____.
Pythagorean relationshipThe _____states that the sum of the squares of the two sides of a right triangle is equal to the square of the hypotenuse.
resultant vectorA(n) _____ is a vector that is equal to the sum of two or more vectors.
scalar quantityA quantity that has only magnitude is a(n) _____.
vectorA quantity that has both magnitude and direction is a(n) _____.
vector decompositionThe process of breaking a vector into its components is sometimes called ____.
velocityThe magnitude of an object's _____is its speed.


Physics - Algebra Based
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