1.   A quantity with only magnitude is called a _____.
    A. matrix B. vector
    C. scalar D. resultant
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  2.   The magnitude of the zero vector is _____.
    A. any negative number B. any positive number except 1
    C. 0 D. 1
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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 50 miles; about 87 miles B. about 87 miles; about 50 miles
    C. about 64 miles; about 77 miles D. about 77 miles; about 84 miles
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  4.   If both the initial and terminal points of a vector are at the origin, the vector is __________.
    A. linearly independent B. the zero vector
    C. negative D. positive
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  5.   If a vector has its initial point at the origin, it ________.
    A. is in standard position B. has a magnitude of zero
    C. is a scalar D. has no direction
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