Mission F2D1: Vector Components

Mission F2D1 pertains to concepts associated with the resolving of force vectors into components. The mission consists of 40 questions organized into 9 Question Groups. You must answer one question from each Question Group to complete the mission. The learning outcomes for this mission are ...
 

Learning Outcomes

• The student should be able to explain the meaning of a vector component and use that understanding to compare the relative magnitudes of the components of a given vector.
• The student should be able to use trigonometric functions to calculate the components of a given vector.

 

Launch Mission F2D1

 

Getting Help

If you are not familiar with this topic, then you should first learn about the topic using our written Tutorial or our Video Tutorial:

The Physics Classroom, Vectors and Motion in Two Dimensions Unit, Lesson 1, Part a

The Physics Classroom, Vectors and Motion in Two Dimensions Unit, Lesson 1, Part d

The Physics Classroom, Vectors and Motion in Two Dimensions Unit, Lesson 1, Part e

• What is meant by saying that a vector's direction is so many degrees counter-clockwise from east?
• What is a vector component?
• If given a vector, how can one determine the direction of the components?
• How can trigonometric functions be used to determine the magnitude of the components of a vector?

 

Video Tutorials:

Addition and Resolution of Force Vectors

  

 

 

Question-Specific Help

Each Question Group has its own Help page with information specific to the question. You can access the Help page from within the mission by tapping on the Help Me! icon (textbook). For your convenience, links to those pages are provided below: