displacement vector is 21 km in length and is directed 60 degrees S of E. Which of the following is TRUE? A. Its x- and y- components are 11 km and 10 km, respectively. B. Its x- and y- components are both 10 km. C. Its x- and y- components are 10 km and 11 km, respectively. D. Its x- and y- components are both 11 km.   2) A student adds two

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1) A displacement vector is 21 km in length and is directed 60 degrees S of E. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Its x- and y- components are 11 km and 10 km, respectively.
B. Its x- and y- components are both 10 km.
C. Its x- and y- components are 10 km and 11 km, respectively.
D. Its x- and y- components are both 11 km.
 
2) A student adds two velocity vectors with magnitudes of 2.5 km/h and 4.9 km. Which one of the following is TRUE concerning the magnitude of the resultant velocity?
A. It must be 5.5 km
B. It must be 7.4 km
C. It could be equal to zero kilometers, depending on how the vectors are oriented.
D. No conclusion can be reached without knowing the directions of the vectors.
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