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| What is the difference between a vector and a scalar quantity? |
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Vector: magnitude and direction (Ex: velocity or displacement)
Scalar: only magnitude (Ex: speed or distance) |
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| What is the formula for finding the magnitude of a vector? |
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| Explain the head-to-tail method for the substraction of vectors |
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| Explain the head-to-tail method for the addition of vectors |
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| What are the two properties of a 0 vector? |
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1. Vector has a length of 0.
2. There is no neutral direction for the 0 vector. It may be assigned any direction that is convenient. |
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| Define initial point and terminal point. Then write vector v if the initial point of the vector v is A an the terminal point is B. |
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| How can you tell if the vectors are parallel or not? |
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| It is parallel if one of the vectors is a scalar multiple of the other. |
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| A line is able to pass through the terminal point of all vectors that are drawn. |
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