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HSN-VM Tutor Intake — Vectors and Matrices

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Grade 9·12 problems·~15 min·Common Core Math - HS Number and Quantity·domain·vm
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Concepts

1.

A weather report says "the wind is blowing at 15 miles per hour."
Which statement best explains why this is incomplete as a vector
description of wind?

2.

A vector is labeled v\mathbf{v}. Which of the following expressions
represents the magnitude of v\mathbf{v}, not the vector itself?

3.

Matrix AA has 3 rows and 4 columns. Matrix BB has 4 rows and
2 columns. Which statement about the product ABAB is correct?

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Procedures

1.

A vector has initial point (1,5)(1, 5) and terminal point (4,2)(4, 2).
Enter the component form of this vector as an ordered pair (a,b)(a, b),
where aa is the horizontal component and bb is the vertical component.
(Example format: (3,4)(3, -4))

2.

A vector has components 5,12\langle -5, 12 \rangle. What is the magnitude
of this vector? Enter an exact value (integer or simplified radical).

3.

Vectors u=3,1\mathbf{u} = \langle 3, -1 \rangle and w=2,5\mathbf{w} = \langle -2, 5 \rangle.
Compute u+w\mathbf{u} + \mathbf{w} and enter the result as an ordered pair (a,b)(a, b).
(Example format: (1,4)(1, 4))

4.

Vectors v=6,2\mathbf{v} = \langle 6, 2 \rangle and w=4,7\mathbf{w} = \langle 4, 7 \rangle.
Compute vw\mathbf{v} - \mathbf{w} and enter the result as an ordered pair (a,b)(a, b).
(Example format: (2,5)(2, -5))

5.

Vector v=4,3\mathbf{v} = \langle 4, -3 \rangle. Compute 2v-2\mathbf{v} and
enter the result as an ordered pair (a,b)(a, b).
(Example format: (8,6)(-8, 6))

6.

Matrix A=[518372]A = \begin{bmatrix} 5 & 1 & 8 \\ 3 & 7 & 2 \end{bmatrix}.
What is the value of entry a23a_{23}?
(Enter a single number.)

7.

Matrices A=[2103]A = \begin{bmatrix} 2 & 1 \\ 0 & 3 \end{bmatrix} and
B=[4125]B = \begin{bmatrix} 4 & -1 \\ 2 & 5 \end{bmatrix}.
What is the (1,2)(1, 2) entry of the matrix product ABAB?
That is, what is the value in row 1, column 2 of ABAB?
(Enter a single number.)

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