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What are (a) the x component and (b) the y component of a vector in the xy plane if its direction is 259° counterclockwise from the positiv
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Answer:
|Ax| =1.03 m (directed towards negative x-axis)
|Ay|= 5.30 (directed towards negative y-axis)
Explanation:
Let A is a vector = 5.4 m
θ = 259°
to Find Ax, Ay
Sol:
according the condition it lies in 3rd quadrant
we know that Horizontal Component Ax = A cos θ
Ax = 5.4 Cos 259°
Ax = – 1.03 m
|Ax| =1.03 m (directed towards negative x-axis)
Now Ay = A sin θ
Ay = 5.4 Sin 259°
Ay = -5.30
|Ay|= 5.30 (directed towards negative y-axis)
Answer:
(a) -1.030m
(b) -5.301m
Explanation:
Given a vector F in the xy plane, of magnitude F and in a direction θ counterclockwise from the positive direction of the x-axis;
The x-component (
) of vector F is given by;
And;
The y-component (
) of vector F is given by;
Now to the question;
Let the vector be A
Therefore;
The magnitude of vector A is A = 5.4m
The direction θ of A counterclockwise from the positive direction of the x-axis = 259°
(a) The x-component (
) of the vector A is therefore given by;
Substitute the values of θ and A into equation (iii) as follows;
Therefore, the x-component of the vector is -1.030m
(b) The y-component (
) of the vector A is therefore given by;
Substitute the values of θ and A into equation (iv) as follows;
Therefore, the y-component of the vector is -5.301m