Physics
Name: ________________________
ADDING VECTORS ALGEBRAICALLY
1. A plane is flying west at 45 m/s when a gust of wind blows north at 15 m/s. What
is the resultant velocity of the plane?
2. A girl walks 400 m east then turns to the south and continues to walk. If her
resultant displacement is 850 m, how far did she walk in the south direction?
3. A boat travels east across a river at 8.2 m/s. The river is flowing south at 3 m/s.
What is the resultant velocity of the boat?
4. A bird flies 256 m north then turns to the west and flies 378 m. What is the bird’s
resultant displacement?
5. A car travels east for 3 km, then turns to the north and continues. The resultant
displacement is 13. 5 km. What was the car’s northward displacement?