Exercises: Find Components of a Vector

Work through each section in order. Show your work for all computation problems. Express component vectors in angle-bracket notation.

Grade 9·20 problems·~30 min·Common Core Math - HS Number and Quantity·standard·hsn-vm-a-2

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A vector goes from point $A(1, 2)$ to point $B(5, 6)$ . Which formula correctly finds the horizontal component $v_x$ ?

$v_x = x_1 - x_2 = 1 - 5 = -4$

$v_x = x_2 - x_1 = 5 - 1 = 4$

$v_x = x_1 + x_2 = 1 + 5 = 6$

$v_x = x_2 = 5$