1- Read the Vectors Section of Chapter 3 of the PHYS 201 text book (Physics by Giancoli). In the Figure below a vector and its components are shown. Write down the expression of the components Ax, and Ay in term of the magnitude A and the angle 0. Also write the expressions of the magnitude of the vector A and the angle 0 in terms of the components Ax, and Ay. A, A

1- Read the Vectors Section of Chapter 3 of the PHYS 201 text book (Physics by Giancoli). In the Figure below a vector and its components are shown. Write down the expression of the components Ax, and Ay in term of the magnitude A and the angle 0. Also write the expressions of the magnitude of the vector A and the angle 0 in terms of the components Ax, and Ay. A, A

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Problem 57P: Vector A is 3.00 units in length and points along the positive x-axis. Vector B is 4.00 units in...

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