PIEAS Physics MCQs

Move the decimal four places to the right to obtain 7.2.
Therefore the exponent is -4.

Use the Pythagorean theorem for perpendicular components.
Magnitude = √(3²+4²)=5.

The x-component is A cosθ.
10 cos60° = 10×0.5 = 5.

The y-component is A sinθ.
10 sin30° = 10×0.5 = 5.

Vectors in the same direction add directly.
The resultant is 12+7 = 19 N.

Opposite collinear vectors subtract in magnitude.
The resultant magnitude is |12-7| = 5 N.

Displacement is a vector from initial to final position.
It can be zero even when distance traveled is not zero.

Distance is a scalar and depends on the actual path.
It is always nonnegative.

Average speed uses total path length.
It does not depend on direction.

Average velocity is a vector based on net displacement.
A round trip can have zero average velocity.

Slope gives change in displacement per unit time.
That is the definition of velocity.

One metre equals 100 centimetres.
Therefore 250 cm ÷ 100 = 2.5 m.