Physics Honors: Unit 2 - Vectors and Projectiles

vector vs scalar quantities

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vector vs scalar quantities

scalar quantities are only numbers with magnitude (temperature, height), while vector quantities are tools that capture both magnitude and direction (acceleration, wind maps, magnetic field)

a vector that represents the sum of two or more vectors

a wind blowing in a direction opposite that of an aircraft's motion

Image: Headwind

a wind blowing in the same direction as the aircraft's motion

Image: Tailwind

pythagrean theorem

vertical component of a vector

the vertical change from the initial point to the terminal point of a vector

Ay = asin0

Image: vertical component of a vector

horizontal component of a vector

the horizontal change from the initial point to the terminal point of a vector

Ax = acos0

Image: horizontal component of a vector

horizontal motion

motion that is parallel to the ground, always constant

an object that is thrown

Distance between highest and lowest scores in a set of data.