(a) What happens to the magnitude and direction of a vector when you negate the vector? (b) When is the average speed equal to the magnitude of the average velocity, and when are they different? (c) Velocities are given two subscripts when discussing relative velocity. What happens when you reverse these two subscripts? Give an example.

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(a) What happens to the magnitude and direction of a vector when you negate the
vector?
(b) When is the average speed equal to the magnitude of the average velocity, and when
are they different?
(c) Velocities are given two subscripts when discussing relative velocity. What happens
when you reverse these two subscripts? Give an example.
(d) What is Newton's 3rd law? Give an example of two forces that are 3rd law pairs.
(e) What is apparent weight? Give an example where the apparent weight of an object
(or person) is greater than the weight of the object (or person).
Transcribed Image Text:(a) What happens to the magnitude and direction of a vector when you negate the vector? (b) When is the average speed equal to the magnitude of the average velocity, and when are they different? (c) Velocities are given two subscripts when discussing relative velocity. What happens when you reverse these two subscripts? Give an example. (d) What is Newton's 3rd law? Give an example of two forces that are 3rd law pairs. (e) What is apparent weight? Give an example where the apparent weight of an object (or person) is greater than the weight of the object (or person).
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