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    The document presents two examples of vector addition using the triangle law. In the first example, the resultant vector of two vectors with magnitudes 4 and 9 units at a 30° angle is calculated to be 12.623 units in magnitude and 20.87° in direction. The second example finds the angle between two vectors with magnitudes 2 units and √2 units, resulting in an angle of 45°.

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    The document presents two examples of vector addition using the triangle law. In the first example, the resultant vector of two vectors with magnitudes 4 and 9 units at a 30° angle is calculated to be 12.623 units in magnitude and 20.87° in direction. The second example finds the angle between two vectors with magnitudes 2 units and √2 units, resulting in an angle of 45°.

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    Questions based on vector addition

     Example 1: Two vectors A and B have magnitudes of 4 units and 9 units and
    make an angle of 30° with each other. Find the magnitude and direction of
    the resultant sum vector using the triangle law of vector addition formula.

    Solution: The formula for the resultant vector using the triangle law are:

    |R| = √(A2 + B2 + 2AB cos θ)


    ϕ = tan-1[(B sin θ)/(A + B cos θ)]

    So, we have

    |R| = √(A2 + B2 + 2AB cos θ)


    = √(42 + 92 + 2 × 4 × 9 cos 30°)

    = √(16 + 81 + 72 × √3/2)

    = √(97 + 36√3)

    = 12.623 units

    The direction of R is given by,

    ϕ = tan-1[(B sin θ)/(A + B cos θ)]


    = tan-1[(9 sin 30°)/(4 + 9 cos 30°)]
    = tan-1[(9 × 1/2)/(4 + 9 × √3/2)]
    = tan-1[(4.5)/(11.8)]

    = 20.87°

    Answer: Hence, the magnitude of the resultant vector is 12.623 units and the
    direction is 20.87°, approximately.

     Example 2: Two vectors with magnitudes 2 units and √2 units act on a body.
    The resultant vector has a magnitude of √10 units. Find the angle between
    the two given vectors.

    Solution: Assume the two given vectors to be P and Q such that |P| = 2 and |
    Q| = √2.

    Then, using the formula for the triangle law of vector addition, we have

    R = √(P2 + 2PQ cos θ + Q2)


    ⇒ √10 = √(22 + 2 × 2 × √2 cos θ + (√2)2)

    ⇒ 10 = 4 + 4√2 cos θ + 2
    ⇒ 4√2 cos θ = 10 - 4 - 2

    ⇒ cos θ = 4/4√2

    ⇒ cos θ = 1/√2

    ⇒ θ = 45°

    Answer: Hence the angle between the two vectors is 45°.

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