ROTATIONAL MOTION

What is the angle used in computing the cross product magnitude?

• Larger angle
• Angle greater than 180°
• Smaller angle between the vectors
• Any angle between 0° and 360°

If vector a is along the x-axis and vector b along the y-axis, what is the direction of a × b?

• Along the x-axis
• Along the y-axis
• Along the negative z-axis
• Along the z-axis

What determines the direction of c in a × b = c?

• Left-hand rule
• Magnitude of a
• Magnitude of b
• Right-hand rule

Which physical quantities are defined using vector products?

• Velocity and acceleration
• Force and energy
• Momentum and impulse
• Moment of a force and angular momentum

What is the nature of the vector product in terms of distributivity?

• Not distributive
• Distributive only for perpendicular vectors
• Distributive over scalar multiplication
• Distributive over vector addition