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1
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What is a scalar quantity?

A

A quantity with magnitude but no direction.

2
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What is a vector quantity?

A

A quantity with magnitude and direction.

3
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When adding two perpendicular vectors what can you use to find the direction of the resultant?

A

Trigonometry

4
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When adding two perpendicular vectors what can you use to find the magnitude of the resultant?

A

Pythagoras’ Theorem

5
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What is vector resolution?

A

The process of splitting a vector into two perpendicular components.

6
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What is a resultant vector?

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The sum of two or more individual vectors.

7
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How is the resultant found in a vector diagram when adding several vectors together?

A

Join the vectors nose to tail and the resultant is from the tail of the first to the nose of the last vector.