1.   A quantity with only magnitude is called a _____.
    A. scalar B. vector
    C. resultant D. matrix
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  2.   The sum of two or more vectors is called _____.
    A. the resultant B. the magnitude
    C. a scalar D. the zero vector
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  3.   A ship leaving port sails for 100 miles in a direction 40° north of due east. Find the magnitude of the vertical and horizontal components.
    A. about 64 miles; about 77 miles B. about 50 miles; about 87 miles
    C. about 77 miles; about 84 miles D. about 87 miles; about 50 miles
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  4.   If both the initial and terminal points of a vector are at the origin, the vector is __________.
    A. the zero vector B. negative
    C. positive D. linearly independent
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  5.   || = 14, || = 9, and . Find ||.
    A. 5 B. 126
    C. 17 D. 23
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