Identify the vector and scalar quantities

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1. Identify the vector and scalar quantities from the following list. {Temperature, weight, displacement, velocity, speed, time, mass, acceleration}

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2. A hiker walks along the city streets 4.0 km north, then 3.0 km west. What is the magnitude of the resulting displacement vector?

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3 From the previous problem, what is the direction of the displacement vector in degrees from North? Round to 2 digits.

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4. Proceeding from landmark A, a vehicle moves along city streets 10 km north, then 14.2 km northeast, and finally 2 km south, and arrives at landmark B. What is the distance traveled, and the magnitude of the displacement between the two landmarks?

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5. From the previous problem, what angle east of north does the displacement vector lie?

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6. Calculate the centripetal acceleration (in m/s2) of a  car traveling 20 m/s around a curved road with a radius of 10 m.

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7 A hot air balloon travels 60 degrees north of east at 2 km/hr . In 2 hours time how far eastward and northward will the balloon have traveled?

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8. A rock is launched with an initial velocity of 10 m/s at an angle of 45 degrees above the horizontal. What is the horizontal component of its velocity?

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9. A rock is launched over level ground with an initial velocity of 15.0 m/s at an angle of 20 degrees above the horizontal. What is the projectile's time of flight?

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10. An inflatable life raft is released from an air plane at 500 m altitude, in level flight, with an air speed of 20 m/s in the horizontal direction. How long before the raft strikes the water? How far from the release point does the raft strike the water?

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