Mastering Physics CH 03 HW College Physics I LCCC

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PrelectureVideo:Vectors
ClickPlaytowatchthevideo.Answertheungradedquestionsinthevideoandthegradedfollowupquestionsatright.
PartA
Whichofthefollowingisavectorquantity?
Checkallthatapply.
ANSWER:
momentum
velocity
displacement
acceleration
time
temperature
force
speed
Correct
Avectorisaphysicalquantitycontainingbothamagnitudeandadirection.
PartB
Thesumoftwovectorsisthelargestwhenthetwovectorsare_____.
ANSWER:
https://session.masteringphysics.com/myct/assignmentPrintView?assignmentID=4057469
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pointinginthesamedirection
pointinginoppositedirections
perpendiculartoeachother
positionedata45angle
Correct
Thesumoftwovectorsisthelargestwhenthetwovectorspointinthesamedirection.
PartC
ThesumofthexcomponentsofvectorsAandBin
is___.
ANSWER:
5
14
6
4
Correct
ThexcomponentoftheresultantoftwovectorsisAx
+ Bx
PartD
WhichofthechoicesshowsthecorrectresultantofaddingthetwovectorsAandBshownin?
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ANSWER:
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Correct
Tofindtheresultantoftwovectors,addthemtailtotipandthendrawtheresultantvectorfromthetailofthe
firstvectortothetipofthelastvector.
AddingandSubtractingVectorsConceptualQuestion
Sixvectors(AtoF)havethemagnitudesanddirectionsindicatedinthefigure.
PartA
Whichtwovectors,whenadded,willhavethelargest(positive)xcomponent?
Hint1.Largestxcomponent
Thetwovectorswiththelargestxcomponentswill,whencombined,givetheresultantwiththelargestx
component.Keepinmindthatpositivexcomponentsarelargerthannegativexcomponents.
ANSWER:
CandE
EandF
AandF
CandD
BandD
Correct
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PartB
Whichtwovectors,whenadded,willhavethelargest(positive)ycomponent?
Hint1.Largestycomponent
Thetwovectorswiththelargestycomponentswill,whencombined,givetheresultantwiththelargesty
component.Keepinmindthatpositiveycomponentsarelargerthannegativeycomponents.
ANSWER:
CandD
AandF
EandF
AandB
EandD
Correct
PartC
Whichtwovectors,whensubtracted(i.e.,whenonevectorissubtractedfromtheother),willhavethelargest
magnitude?
Hint1.Subtractingvectors
Tosubtracttwovectors,addavectorwiththesamemagnitudebutoppositedirectionofoneofthevectors
totheothervector.
ANSWER:
AandF
AandE
DandB
CandD
EandF
Correct
VectorAdditionandSubtraction
Ingeneralitisbesttoconceptualizevectorsasarrowsinspace,andthentomakecalculationswiththemusingtheir
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components.(Youmustfirstspecifyacoordinatesysteminordertofindthecomponentsofeacharrow.)Thisproblem
givesyousomepracticewiththecomponents.
LetvectorsA= (1, 0, 3),B = (2, 5, 1),andC =
orderedtripletsofvaluesseparatedbycommas.
.Calculatethefollowing,andexpressyouranswersas
(3, 1, 1)
PartA
ANSWER:
= 3,5,4
A B
Correct
PartB
ANSWER:
= 5,4,0
B C
Correct
PartC
ANSWER:
= 6,4,3
A + B C
Correct
PartD
ANSWER:
= 3,2,11
3A 2C
Correct
PartE
ANSWER:
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= 11,14,8
2A + 3B C
Correct
PartF
ANSWER:
2A 3(B C )
= 17,12,6
Correct
TacticsBox3.1DeterminingtheComponentsofaVector
LearningGoal:
TopracticeTacticsBox3.1DeterminingtheComponentsofaVector.
WhenavectorAisdecomposedintocomponentvectorsAx andAy paralleltothecoordinateaxes,wecandescribe
eachcomponentvectorwithasinglenumber(ascalar)calledthecomponent.Thistacticsboxdescribeshowto
determinethexcomponentandycomponentofvectorA,denotedAx andAy .
TACTICSBOX3.1Determiningthecomponentsofavector
1.Theabsolutevalue|Ax |ofthexcomponentAx isthemagnitudeofthecomponentvectorAx .

2.ThesignofAx ispositiveifAx pointsinthepositivexdirectionitisnegativeifAx pointsinthe
negativexdirection.
3.TheycomponentAy isdeterminedsimilarly.
PartA
WhatisthemagnitudeofthecomponentvectorAx showninthefigure?
Expressyouranswerinmeterstoonesignificantfigure.
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ANSWER:
|A x |
= 5 m
Correct
PartB
WhatisthesignoftheycomponentAy ofvectorAshowninthefigure?
ANSWER:
positive
negative
Correct
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PartC
Now,combinetheinformationgiveninthetacticsboxabovetofindthexandycomponents,Bx andBy ,of
vectorBshowninthefigure.
Expressyouranswers,separatedbyacomma,in
meterstoonesignificantfigure.
ANSWER:
Bx
,By = 2,5 m,m
Correct
ResolvingVectorComponentswithTrigonometry
Oftenavectorisspecifiedbyamagnitudeandadirectionforexample,aropewithtensionT exertsaforceof
magnitudeT = 20Ninadirection = 35 northofeast.Thisisagoodwaytothinkofvectorshowever,tocalculate

resultswithvectors,itisbesttoselectacoordinatesystemandmanipulatethecomponentsofthevectorsinthat
coordinatesystem.
PartA
FindthecomponentsofthevectorAwithlengtha =1.00andangle=20.0 withrespecttothexaxisasshown
in.
Enternumerically,separatedbyacomma,thexcomponentfollowedbytheycomponent.
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Hint1.Whatisthexcomponent?
Lookatthefigureshown
pointsinthepositivexdirection,soAx is
positive.Also,themagnitude|Ax |isjustthe
lengthOL = OM cos().
Ax
ANSWER:
= 0.940,0.342
Correct
PartB
FindthecomponentsofthevectorBwithlengthb =1.00andangle =20.0 withrespecttothexaxisasshown
in.
Enternumerically,separatedbyacomma,thexcomponentfollowedbytheycomponent.
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Hint1.Whatisthexcomponent?
Thexcomponentisstillofthesameform,thatis,L cos().
ANSWER:
= 0.940,0.342
Correct
ThecomponentsofBstillhavethesameform,thatis,(L cos(), L sin()) ,despiteB'splacementwith
respecttotheyaxisonthedrawing.
PartC
FindthecomponentsofthevectorC withlengthc =1.00andangle
35.0 asshownin.
Enternumerically,separatedbyacomma,thex
componentfollowedbytheycomponent.
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Hint1.Method1:FindtheanglethatC makeswiththepositivexaxis
Angle =0.611differsfromtheothertwoanglesbecauseitistheanglebetweenthevectorandtheyaxis,
unliketheothers,whicharewithrespecttothexaxis.WhatistheanglethatC makeswiththepositivex
axis?
Expressyouranswernumericallyindegrees.
ANSWER:
125
Hint2.Method2:Usevectoraddition
Lookatthefigureshown.
1.C =
2.|C x |
Cx + Cy
.
.
= length(QR) = c sin()
3.Cx ,thexcomponentofC isnegative,

sinceC x pointsinthenegativexdirection.
UsethisinformationtofindCx .Similarly,findCy .
ANSWER:
C
= 0.574,0.819
Correct
BikingVectors
Astudentbikestoschoolbytravelingfirstd N =0.900miles north,thend W =0.500miles west,andfinally
d S =0.100 miles south.
PartA
Ifabirdweretostartoutfromtheorigin(wherethestudentstarts)andflydirectly(inastraightline)totheschool,
whatdistanced b wouldthebirdcover?
Expressyouranswerinmiles.
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Hint1.Howtoapproachtheproblembyfindingcomponents
Trydrawingavectormapofdistancesbyaligningtheaxesasfollows:north(positiveyaxis)andeast
(positivexaxis).Thenusegeometryand/orvectorequationstofindd b byfirstfindingthecomponentsof
thatdisplacementvectorinthexandydirections.
Hint2.Findtheycomponentofd b
Letd b bethevectorrepresentingthedisplacementofthebirdasittravelsfromtheorigintothestudent's
school.Whatistheycomponentofd b ?
Expressyouranswernumericallyinmiles.
Hint1.Howtofind(d b )y
Lookatthefigureshown.Since(d b ) y
pointsinthepositiveydirection,(d b ) y ispositive.
= OA
Also,themagnitude|(d b ) y | isjustthelengthofOA.SinceABCDisarectangle,AB
OA = OB AB = d N d S
.So
= CD
ANSWER:
(d b )
= 0.800 miles
Hint3.Findthexcomponentofd b
Whatisthexcomponentofd b ?
Expressyouranswernumericallyinmiles.Becarefulwithyoursigns!
Hint1.Howtofind(d b )x
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Since(d b ) x = OEpointsinthenegativexdirection,(d b ) x isnegative.Also,themagnitude

|(d b ) | isjustthelengthofOE.
x
SinceOBCEisarectangle,OE
= BC = d W
ANSWER:
(d b )
= 0.500 miles
Hint4.Magnitudeofavector
Themagnituded ofavectorwithcomponentsd x andd y isgivenby
d = d x
+ dy
ANSWER:
db
= 0.943 miles
Correct
Thisdirectdistanceissometimescalledthedistance"asthecrowflies."
PartB
Youwillnowfindthesamequantityalgebraically,withouttheneedtousemuchgeometry.Takethenorthdirection
asthepositiveydirectionandeastaspositivex.Theoriginisstillwherethestudentstartsbiking.
Letd N
bethedisplacementvectorcorrespondingtothefirstlegofthestudent'strip.Expressd N
incomponent
form.
Expressyouranswerastwonumbersseparatedbyacomma(e.g.,1.0,2.0).Byconvention,thex
componentiswrittenfirst.
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ANSWER:
(d N )
,(d N ) y = 0,0.900
Correct
PartC
Similarly,letd W
bethedisplacementvectorcorrespondingtothesecondlegofthestudent'strip.Expressd W
in
componentform.
Expressyouranswerastwonumbersseparatedbyacomma.Becarefulwithyoursigns.
ANSWER:
(d W )
,(d W ) y = 0.500,0
Correct
PartD
Finally,letd S bethedisplacementvectorcorrespondingtothelastlegofthestudent'strip.Expressd S in
componentform.
ANSWER:
(d S )
,(d S ) y = 0,0.100
Correct
PartE
Thedisplacementvectorforthebirdd b canbewrittenasd N
+d
+d
(seethefigure).Inthespace
provided,typed b incomponentform.
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Hint1.Howtoaddvectorsalgebraically
Youaregiventhatd b = d N
+ d W + d S .Youcanfindthecomponentsof d
bycomparingcomponents
b
oneithersideofthisequation.Forexample,for(d b ) x youwouldget
.
Usethisequationtofindthexcomponent.Writedownasimilarequationfortheycomponent(d b ) y ,and
(d b )
= (d N )
+ (d W )
+ (d S )
calculateitsvalue.
ANSWER:
(d b )
,(d b ) y = 0.500,0.800
Correct
Themagnituded ofavectorwithcomponentsd x andd y isgivenby
d = d x
+ dy
Usingthisdefinition,youcancheckthatthisapproachyieldsthesamevalueford b = |d b |astheonefound
earlier.Dependingontheindividualvectorsinagivensituation,youcandecidewhetherthegeometricorthe
algebraicapproachwouldbemoresuitable.
PartF
Finally,find ,theanglenorthofwestofthepathfollowedbythebird.
Expressyouranswernumericallyindegrees.
Hint1.Method1:Simpletrigonometry
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FromtriangleODE,youcanseethat
= arctan(
DE
EO
).
Hint2.Method2:Vectorequations
Theangle
= 180
,where isgivenbythefamiliarequation
= arctan[
(d b )
(d b )
].
Becarefulwiththisapproachbecauseyourcalculatorprobablyreturnsvaluesofanglesbetween90 and
+90 whenyouusethe arctan function.Ifyougetanegativevalue,youmayneedtoadd 180 toitto

getthecorrectangle.
ANSWER:
= 58.0 degrees
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Correct
VideoTutor:BallsTakeHighandLowTracks
First,launchthevideobelow.Youwillbeaskedtouseyourknowledgeofphysicstopredicttheoutcomeofan
experiment.Then,closethevideowindowandanswerthequestionsatright.Youcanwatchthevideoagainatany
point.
PartA
Considerthevideodemonstrationthatyoujustwatched.Whichofthefollowingchangescouldpotentiallyallowthe
ballonthestraightinclined(yellow)tracktowin?Ignoreairresistance.
Selectallthatapply.
Hint1.Howtoapproachtheproblem
AnswersAandBinvolvechangingthesteepnessofpartorallofthetrack.AnswersCandDinvolve
changingthemassoftheballs.So,firstyoushoulddecidewhichofthosefactors,ifeither,canchangehow
fasttheballgetstotheendofthetrack.
ANSWER:
A.Increasethetiltoftheyellowtrack.
B.Makethedownhillanduphillinclinesontheredtracklesssteep,whilekeepingthetotaldistance
traveledbytheballthesame.
C.Increasethemassoftheballontheyellowtrack.
D.Decreasethemassoftheballontheredtrack.
Correct
Iftheyellowtrackweretiltedsteeplyenough,itsballcouldwin.Howmightyougoaboutcalculatingthe
necessarychangeintilt?
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VectorAddition:GeometryandComponents
LearningGoal:
Tounderstandhowvectorsmaybeaddedusinggeometryorbyrepresentingthemwithcomponents.
Fundamentally,vectorsarequantitiesthatpossessbothmagnitudeanddirection.Inphysicsproblems,itisbestto
thinkofvectorsasarrows,andusuallyitisbesttomanipulatethemusingcomponents.Inthisproblemweconsiderthe
additionoftwovectorsusingbothofthesemethods.Wewillemphasizethatonemethodiseasiertoconceptualizeand
theotherismoresuitedtomanipulations.
ConsideraddingthevectorsAandB,whichhavelengthsAandB,respectively,andwhereBmakesanangle from
thedirectionofA.
Invectornotationthesumisrepresentedby
C = A +B
Additionusinggeometry
PartA
WhichofthefollowingprocedureswilladdthevectorsAandB?
ANSWER:
PutthetailofBonthearrowofAC goesfromthetailofAtothearrowofB
PutthetailofAonthetailofBC goesfromthearrowofBtothearrowofA
PutthetailofAonthetailofBC goesfromthearrowofAtothearrowofB
CalculatethemagnitudeasthesumofthelengthsandthedirectionasmidwaybetweenAandB.
Correct
ItisequallyvalidtoputthetailofAonthearrowofBthenC goesfromthetailofBtothearrowofA.
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PartB
FindC ,thelengthofC ,thesumofAandB.
ExpressC intermsofA,B,andangle ,using
radianmeasureforknownangles.
Hint1.Lawofcosines
ThelawofcosinesrelatesthelengthsofthesidesofanytriangleofsidesA,B,andC .Usingthe
geometricnotationwherec istheangleoppositesideC :
C
= A
+B
2AB cos(c)
Hint2.Interiorandexteriorangles
Notethat isanexterioranglethatisthesupplementofanglec .
Express intermsofc andrelevantconstantssuchas,usingradianmeasureforknownangles.
ANSWER:
ANSWER:
+B
2ABcos( )
Correct
PartC
Findtheangle thatthevectorC makeswithvectorA.
Express intermsofC andanyofthequantitiesgivenintheproblemintroduction(A,B,and/or )as
wellasanynecessaryconstants.Useradianmeasureforknownangles.Useasinforarcsine
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Hint1.Lawofsines
Althoughthisanglecanbedeterminedbyusingthelawofcosineswith astheangle,thisresultsinmore
complicatedalgebra.Abetterwayistousethelawofsines,whichinthiscaseis
sin()
B
sin(c)
C
sin(a)
A
ANSWER:
acos(
2AC
Correct
Additionusingvectorcomponents
PartD
Tomanipulatethesevectorsusingvectorcomponents,wemustfirstchooseacoordinatesystem.Inthiscase
choosingmeansspecifyingtheangleofthexaxis.Theyaxismustbeperpendiculartothisandbyconventionis
oriented/2 radianscounterclockwisefromthexaxis.
Indicatewhetherthefollowingstatementistrueorfalse:
Thereisonlyoneuniquecoordinatesysteminwhichvectorcomponentscanbeadded.
ANSWER:
true
false
Correct
PartE
Thekeypointisthatyouarecompletelyfreetochooseanycoordinatesystemyouwantinwhichtomanipulatethe
vectors.Itisamatterofconvenienceonly,andsoyoumustconsiderwhichorientationwillsimplifyfindingthe
componentsofthegivenvectorsandinterpretingtheresultsinthatcoordinatesystemtogettherequiredanswer.
Consideringthesefactors,andknowingthatyouaregoingtoberequiredtofindthelengthofC anditsanglewith
respecttoA,whichofthefollowingorientationssimplifiesthecalculationthemost?
ANSWER:
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ThexaxisshouldbeorientedalongA
ThexaxisshouldbeorientedalongB
ThexaxisshouldbeorientedalongC
Correct
PartF
FindthecomponentsofBinthecoordinatesystemshown.
Expressyouranswerasanorderedpair:x
component,ycomponentintermsofBand .Use
radianmeasureforknownangles.
ANSWER:
Bx , By
Bcos(), Bsin()
Correct
PartG
Inthesamecoordinatesystem,whatarethecomponentsofC ?
Expressyouranswerasanorderedpairseparatedbyacomma.Giveyouranswerintermsofvariables
definedintheintroduction(A,B,and ).Useradianmeasureforknownangles.
ANSWER:
Cx , Cy
A + Bcos(), Bsin()
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Correct
Thisshouldshowyouhoweasyitistoaddvectorsusingcomponents.Subtractionissimilarexceptthatthe
componentsmustbesubtractedratherthanadded,andthismakesitimportanttoknowwhetheryouare
findingD =
A B
orE=
B A
.(NotethatE=
.)
Althoughaddingvectorsusingcomponentsisclearlytheeasierpath,youprobablyhavenoimmediatepicture
inyourmindtogoalongwiththisprocedure.Conversely,youprobablythinkofaddingvectorsinthewaywe've
drawnthefigureforPartB.
Thisjustifiesthefollowingmaxim:Thinkaboutvectorsgeometricallyaddvectorsusingcomponents.
GeometricvsComponentwiseVectorAddition
LearningGoal:
Tounderstandthataddingvectorsbyusinggeometryandbyusingcomponentsgivesthesameresult,andthat
manipulatingvectorswithcomponentsismucheasier.
Vectorsmaybemanipulatedeithergeometricallyorusingcomponents.Inthisproblemweconsidertheadditionoftwo
vectorsusingbothofthesetwomethods.
ThevectorsAandBhavelengthsAandB,respectively,andBmakesanangle fromthedirectionofA.
Vectoradditionusinggeometry
Vectoradditionusinggeometryisaccomplishedbyputtingthetailofonevector(inthiscaseB)onthetipoftheother(
A
)andusingthelawsofplanegeometrytofindthelengthC ,
andangle ,oftheresultant(orsum)vector,C =
A +B
1.C
= A
2. =
sin
+B
2AB cos(c)
B sin(c)
C
).
Vectoradditionusingcomponents
Vectoradditionusingcomponentsrequiresthechoiceofacoordinatesystem.Inthisproblem,thexaxisischosen
alongthedirectionofA.ThenthexandycomponentsofBareB cos()andB sin() respectively.Thismeansthat
thexandycomponentsofC aregivenby
3.Cx
4.Cy
= A + B cos()
= B sin()
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PartA
Whichofthefollowingsetsofconditions,iftrue,wouldshowthattheexpressions1and2abovedefinethesame
vectorC asexpressions3and4?
Checkallthatapply.
ANSWER:
ThetwopairsofexpressionsgivethesamelengthanddirectionforC .
ThetwopairsofexpressionsgivethesamelengthandxcomponentforC .
ThetwopairsofexpressionsgivethesamedirectionandxcomponentforC .
ThetwopairsofexpressionsgivethesamelengthandycomponentforC .
ThetwopairsofexpressionsgivethesamedirectionandycomponentforC .
ThetwopairsofexpressionsgivethesamexandycomponentsforC .
Correct
Toshowthatthetwopairsofexpressions(forC and andforCx andCy )definethesamevectorC youcan
showthatanyofthesetsofconditionslistedabovearemetexcept
TheygivethesamelengthandxcomponentforC .
TheygivethesamelengthandycomponentforC .
Ifyouconsiderjustthefirstsetofconditions,showingthatthetwosetsofexpressionshavethesamelength
andxcomponentwillimplythattheycomponenthasthecorrectmagnitude.However,thereisnowaytoknow
thesign(i.e.,direction)oftheycomponent.Toshowthatthepairsofexpressionsgivenabovedefinethe
samevectorC ,wewouldneedtoshowthattheygivethesamelengthandthesamexandycomponents.We
willdothisinthequestionsthatfollow.
PartB
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Webeginbyinvestigatingwhetherthelengthsarethesame.
FindthelengthofthevectorC startingfromthecomponentsgiveninEquations3and4.
ExpressC intermsofA,B,and .
Hint1.ApplythePythagoreantheorem
YouaregiventhexandycomponentsinEquations3and4.Simplysquarethese,addthem,andtakethe
squareroot(i.e.,applythePythagoreantheorem)tofindthelengthofvectorC .
ANSWER:
+B
2ABcos( )
Correct
PartC
Thefollowingreasonsmightexplainwhytheequationforthelengthjustobtainedusingcomponentsisthesameas
theanswerobtainedusinggeometry(Equation1above):
1.c and aresupplementaryangles,thatis, + c = .
2.Thecosinefunctionsatisfiescos() = cos( ) .
3.Cosineisanevenfunctionofitsargument,sotheextranegativesigninoneexpressiondoesnot
matter.
Whichofthesereasonsis/arenecessarytoshowthat
+B
2AB cos(c) = A
+B
+ 2AB cos()
ANSWER:
1only
2only
3only
1and2
2and3
1and3
1and2and3
Correct
HavingshownthatthelengthofC obtainedusingeithergeometricaladditionORcomponentwiseadditionarethesame,
allthatremainsistoshowthatanyoneoftheotherconditionsfrompartAissatisfied.Inthelasttwopartsofthe
problem,we'llshowthattheycomponentofC determinedgeometricallyisequaltothatgivenabove.
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PartD
WebeginbyfindingtheycomponentofC fromitslengthandtheangleitmakeswiththexaxis,thatis,from
geometry.
ExpresstheycomponentofC intermsofC and .
ANSWER:
Cy
Csin()
Correct
PartE
NowexpresstheycomponentofC justfoundbyusingthegeometricalapproachintermsof ratherthan .
ExpressCy intermsofA,Band .
Hint1.Lawofsines
Thelawofsinescanbeusedtorelatesin () andsin (c) .
Expresssin () intermsofsin (c) ,C ,andB.
ANSWER:
sin ()
B
sin(c)
C
Hint2.Supplementaryangles
Angles andc aresupplementary,whichmeansthat + c
sin( x) ?
.Whatistherelationshipofsin(x) and
ANSWER:
Cy
Bsin()
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Correct
ThisisthesameasEquation4above,obtainedusingcomponents.Thinkingintermsofcomponents,the
resultisfairlyobvious:TheycomponentofC isequaltothetheycomponentofBsinceAhasnoy
componentinthechosencoordinatesystem.
Atthispointyouhaveactuallyshownthatthetwovectorsareequalbyshowingthattheoveralllengthsare
equal,andalsothattheycomponentsareequal.Youwouldonlyhavetoarguethatthexcomponentis
positivetocompletetheproofofequality.
Nevertheless,weareaskingyoutocompletethealgebratoshowthatthexcomponentsareequalaswell.
PartF
NowfindthexcomponentofC .
ExpressyouranswerintermsofC and only.
ANSWER:
Cx
Ccos()
Correct
Problem3.42
Thefigureshowsthreeropestiedtogetherinaknot.Oneof
yourfriendspullsonaropewith3.0unitsofforceandanother
pullsonasecondropewith5.0unitsofforce.
PartA
Howhardmustyoupullonthethirdropetokeeptheknotfrommoving?
ANSWER:
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F
= 4.4 unitsofforce
Correct
PartB
Inwhatdirectionmustyoupullonthethirdropetokeeptheknotfrommoving?
ANSWER:
= 83 counterclockwisefromtheleftdirection
Correct
Problem3.6
Findxandycomponentsofthefollowingvectors.
PartA
r = (620m, 45
below positive x axis)
Expressyouranswersusingtwosignificantfigures.Enteryouranswersnumericallyseparatedbya
comma.
ANSWER:
rx
,r y = 440,440 m
Correct
PartB
v = (320m/s, 39
above positive x axis)
comma.
ANSWER:
vx
,v y = 250,200 m/s
Correct
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PartC
a = (6.5m/s
, negative y direction)
comma.
ANSWER:
ax
,a y = 0,6.5 m/s 2
Correct
Problem3.8
LetC =(3.05m,37 abovethenegativexaxis)andD =(27.3m,43 totherightofthenegativeyaxis).
PartA
FindthemagnitudeofC .
ANSWER:
C
= 3.05 m
Correct
PartB
FindthexcomponentandtheycomponentC .
Enteryouranswersnumericallyseparatedbyacomma.
ANSWER:
Cx
,Cy = 2.4,1.8 m
Correct
PartC
FindthemagnitudeofD.
ANSWER:
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D
= 27.3 m
Correct
PartD
FindthexcomponentandtheycomponentD.
Enteryouranswersnumericallyseparatedbyacomma.
ANSWER:
Dx
,Dy = 19,20 m
Correct
Problem3.18
Whatarethexandycomponentsofthevelocityvectorshowninthefigure?
PartA
Expressyouranswertotwosignificantfiguresandincludetheappropriateunits.
ANSWER:
vx
m
= 50 s
Correct
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PartB
ANSWER:
vy
= 87 m
s
Correct
Problem3.24
PartA
Whatistheangle betweenvectorsEandF inthefigure?
ANSWER:
= 71.6
Correct
PartB
UsecomponentstodeterminethemagnitudeofG=
E +F
ANSWER:
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G
= 3.00
Correct
PartC
UsecomponentstodeterminethedirectionofG=
E +F
ANSWER:
= 90.0 counterclockwisefromthepositivex axis
Correct
Problem3.26
ThefigureshowsvectorsAandB.FindD=2A+B.
PartA
FindthexandycomponentsofD.
Expressyouranswersusingtwosignificantfiguresseparatedbyacomma.
ANSWER:
Dx
,Dy = 4.9,2.8 m
Correct
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Problem3.30
Theminutehandonawatchis3.00cminlength.Whatisthedisplacementvectorofthetipoftheminutehand
PartA
From8:00to8:20a.m.?
Expressvectorr intheformr x ,r y ,wherethexandycomponentsareseparatedbyacomma.
ANSWER:
= 2.61,4.50 cm
Correct
PartB
From8:00to9:00a.m.?
Expressvectorr intheformr x ,r y ,wherethexandycomponentsareseparatedbyacomma.
ANSWER:
= 0,0 cm
Correct
Problem3.34
Acannontiltedupwardat37 firesacannonballwithaspeedof110m/s .
PartA
Whatisthecomponentofthecannonball'svelocityparalleltotheground?
ANSWER:
v
= 88 m
s
Correct
Problem3.38
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Thetreasuremapinthefiguregivesthefollowingdirectionstotheburiedtreasure:"Startattheoldoaktree,walkdue
northfor550paces,thendueeastfor120paces.Dig."Butwhenyouarrive,youfindanangrydragonjustnorthofthe
tree.Toavoidthedragon,yousetoffalongtheyellowbrickroadatanangle60 eastofnorth.Afterwalking310paces
youseeanopeningthroughthewoods.
PartA
Whichdirectionshouldyougotoreachthetreasure?
ANSWER:
= 20.6 westofnorth
Correct
PartB
Howfarshouldyougotoreachthetreasure?
ANSWER:
422 paces
Correct
ScoreSummary:
Yourscoreonthisassignmentis114%.
Youreceived79.29outofapossibletotalof80points,plus11.9pointsofextracredit.
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1.Theabsolutevalue|Ax |ofthexcomponentAx isthemagnitudeofthecomponentvectorAx .

,By = 2,5 m,m

magnitudeT = 20Ninadirection = 35 northofeast.Thisisagoodwaytothinkofvectorshowever,tocalculate

3.Cx ,thexcomponentofC isnegative,

Since(d b ) x = OEpointsinthenegativexdirection,(d b ) x isnegative.Also,themagnitude

+90 whenyouusethe arctan function.Ifyougetanegativevalue,youmayneedtoadd 180 toitto

below positive x axis)

above positive x axis)

Whatistheangle betweenvectorsEandF inthefigure?

= 90.0 counterclockwisefromthepositivex axis

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