Vector A has a magnitude of 68 units and points due west, while vector B has the same magnitude and points due south, Find the magnitude and direction of (a) A+B and (b) A - B.Specify the directions relative to due west. (a) Magnitude and direction of A+ B- (b) Magnitude and direction of A-B- i i and i and i north of west south of west

Vector A has a magnitude of 68 units and points due west, while vector B has the same magnitude and points due south, Find the magnitude and direction of (a) A+B and (b) A - B.Specify the directions relative to due west. (a) Magnitude and direction of A+ B- (b) Magnitude and direction of A-B- i i and i and i north of west south of west

Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

5th Edition

ISBN:9781133104261

Author:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

Chapter1: Introduction And Vectors

Section1.8: Some Properties Of Vectors

Problem 1.4QQ

See similar textbooks

Similar questions

If A + B = 0, the corresponding components of the two vectors Aand Bmust be (a) equal, (b) positive, (c) negative, (d) of opposite sign.
A delivery man starts at the post office, chives 40 km north, then 20 km west, then 60 km northeast, and finally 50 km north to stop for lunch. Use a graphical method to find his net displacement vector.
Vector A has x and y components of 8.70 cm and 15.0 cm, respectively; vector R has x and y components of 13.2 cm and 6.60 cm, respectively. If AB+3C=0, what are the components of C?
Consider the three displacement vectors A=(3i3j)m, B=(i4j)m, and C=(2i+5j)m. Use the component method to determine (a) the magnitude and direction of the vector D=A+B+C and (b) the magnitude and direction of E=AB+C.
Three displacement vectors of a croquet ball are shown in Figure P1.44, where |A|=20.0units, |B|=40.0units, and |C|=30.0units. Find (a) the resultant in unit-vector notation and (b) the magnitude and direction of the resultant displacement. Figure P1.44
The magnitudes of two vectors A and B are 12 units and 8 units, respectively. What are the largest and smallest possible values for the magnitude of the resultant vector R = A + B? (a) 14.4 and 4 (b) 12 and 8 (c) 20 and 4 (d) none of these.
If one of the two components of a vector is not zero, can the magnitude of the other vector component of this vector be zero?
Figure OQ1.13 shows two vectors D1 and D2. Which of the possibilities (a) through (d) is the vector D22D1, or (e) is it none of them? Figure OQ1.13
Check Your Understanding Verify that vector v V obtained in Example 2.14 is indeed a unit vector by computing its magnitude. If the convoy in Example 2.8 was moving across a desert flatland—that is, it the third component of its velocity was zero—what is the unit vector of its direction of motion? Which geographic direction does it represent?
What is the y component of the vector (3i8k) m/s? (a) 3 m/s (b) 8 m/s (c) 0 (d) 8 m/s (e) none of those answers
Vector B has x, y, and z components of 4.00, 6.00, and 3.00 units, respectively. Calculate (a) the magnitude of B and (b) the angle that B makes with each coordinate axis.
Give an example of a nonzero vector that has a component of zero.