Vector Subtraction Quiz

What is a negative vector?

• A vector with the same magnitude and direction

• A vector with the same magnitude and opposite direction

• A vector with zero magnitude

• A vector with a different magnitude and same direction

Which rule is used to join vectors for addition?

• Inverse rule

• Head and tail rule

• Magnitude rule

• Direction rule

How do you find the resultant vector using the triangle law?

• By joining the tail of one vector to the head of another

• By joining the heads of the vectors

• By reversing the direction of one vector

• By joining the tails of the vectors

What is the first step in vector subtraction using the triangle law?

• Find the magnitude of both vectors

• Reverse the direction of the second vector

• Join the tails of both vectors

• Add the magnitudes of both vectors

In vector subtraction using the parallelogram law, what is done after taking the negative of the second vector?

• Join the heads of both vectors

• Join the tails of both vectors

• Join the tail of the negative vector with the tail of the first vector

• Reverse the direction of the first vector

What is the result of vector subtraction using the triangle law?

• A vector with the same direction as the first vector

• A vector with the same direction as the second vector

• A vector with the opposite direction of the resultant vector

• A vector representing the difference between the two vectors

How is the negative vector of a vector 'p' represented?

• By changing its magnitude

• By multiplying with a scalar

• By changing its direction

• By adding a scalar

Why is vector subtraction not commutative?

• Because the directions are the same

• Because the directions are different

• Because the magnitudes are different

• Because the magnitudes are the same

What is the result of subtracting vector B from vector A?

• A vector with the same magnitude and direction as A

• A vector with the same magnitude and opposite direction as B

• A vector with the same magnitude and direction as B

• A vector with the same magnitude and opposite direction as A

What happens to the direction of the resultant vector when subtracting vectors?

• It changes to the opposite of the first vector

• It changes to the opposite of the second vector

• It remains the same as the second vector

• It remains the same as the first vector