Vectors - Resultant, Components, and Resolution (Worksheet)
1. Find the magnitude of the resultant of two vectors of magnitudes 5 N and 12 N acting at right
angles.
2. Two forces 10 N and 10 N act at an angle of 60°. Find the resultant force.
3. A vector of 10 units makes an angle of 30° with the horizontal. Find its horizontal and vertical
components.
4. Resolve a 20 N force acting at 45° into its rectangular components.
5. If two vectors A = 3i + 4j and B = 1i + 2j, find the resultant vector A + B.
6. A car moves 100 m east and then 100 m north. What is the magnitude of the resultant
displacement?
7. Find the angle between two vectors A and B if |A| = 6, |B| = 8, and their resultant is 10.
8. Two vectors have equal magnitude of 10 units and act at an angle of 120°. Find the magnitude of
the resultant.
9. Resolve a vector of 25 N inclined at 60° into its components.
10. A vector of magnitude 50 units is inclined at 37° to the horizontal. Find its x and y components.
11. What is the resultant of vectors A = 2i - 3j and B = -i + 4j?
12. Two vectors of magnitude 6 units and 8 units act at right angles. Find the resultant magnitude.
13. A force of 15 N is acting at an angle of 150°. Find its horizontal and vertical components.
14. Find the resultant of two vectors of magnitude 5 N and 12 N inclined at 90° using the
parallelogram law.
15. If a vector has a magnitude of 10 units and lies entirely along the y-axis, what are its
components?
16. Find the resultant of vectors A = 5i + 2j and B = -3i + 4j.
17. A body moves 3 km north and then 4 km west. What is the resultant displacement?
18. Two vectors A and B are acting at 90°. If A = 6 units and B = 8 units, find the resultant using
vector addition.
19. A force of 30 N is acting at an angle of 60°. Calculate its x and y components.
20. Resolve a vector of magnitude 40 N inclined at 30° into horizontal and vertical components.
