Questions from Modern Physics


Q: If C ⃗ = A ⃗ + B ⃗ , what must be true about the directions and magnitudes

If C ⃗ = A ⃗ + B ⃗, what must be true about the directions and magnitudes of A ⃗ and B ⃗ if C = A + B? What must be true about the directions and magnitudes of A ⃗ and B ⃗ if C = 0?

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Q: If A ⃗ and B ⃗ are nonzero vectors, is it possible for both A ⃗ . B ⃗ and A ⃗ × B ⃗ to be zero? Explain.

If A ⃗ and B ⃗ are nonzero vectors, is it possible for both A ⃗ . B ⃗ and A ⃗ × B ⃗ to be zero? Explain.

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Q: What does

What does

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Q: Let A ⃗ represent any nonzero vector. Why is A ⃗ / A a unit vector,

Let represent any nonzero vector. Why is  / A a unit vector, and what is its direction? If u is the angle that makes with the +x-axis, explain why ( A ⃗ / A)*  ...

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Q: Figure 1.7 shows the result of an unacceptable error in

Figure 1.7 shows the result of an unacceptable error in the stopping position of a train. If a train travels 890 km from Berlin to Paris and then overshoots the end of the track by 10.0 m, what is the...

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Q: Sketch the six graphs of the x- and y-components

Sketch the six graphs of the x- and y-components of position, velocity, and acceleration versus time for projectile motion with x0 = y0 = 0 and 0 6 a0 6 90°.

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Q: When a Dodge Viper is at Elwood’s Car Wash, a BMW

When a Dodge Viper is at Elwood’s Car Wash, a BMW Z3 is at Elm and Main. Later, when the Dodge reaches Elm and Main, the BMW reaches Elwood’s Car Wash. How are the cars’ average velocities between the...

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Q: Consider the vector products

Consider the vector products

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Q: Show that, no matter what

Show that, no matter what

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Q: (a) If A ⃗ . B ⃗ = 0, does it necessarily follow that A = 0 or B = 0? Explain.

  (a) If A ⃗ . B ⃗ = 0, does it necessarily follow that A = 0 or B = 0? Explain. (b) If A ⃗ × B ⃗ = 0, does it necessarily follow that A = 0 or B = 0? Explain.  

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