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VECTORS. Recall that a vector has both:. Direction. Magnitude. The sum of two vectors is considered the resultant vector. +. Vector A. Vector B. A + B = R. Graphical Method. You must add vectors from head. head. to tail. tail. so. +. Vector B. Vector A. equals. Vector R. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Recall that a vector has both:

•Direction

•Magnitude

The sum of two vectors is considered the resultant vector

Vector A Vector B

A + B = R

+

You must add vectors from head...

head

to tail...

tail

so...

Graphical Method

Vector A Vector B+

equals

Vector R

For Example:

A man walks 275m due east then another 125 m due east. What is

his resultant displacement?

A man walks 275m due east then another 125 m due east. What is his resultant displacement?

PART 1

275 m

PART 2

125 m

Using a ruler you measure from the beginning of part 1 to the

end of part 2

A man walks 275m due east then another 125 m due east, what is his resultant displacement?

PART 1

275m

PART 2

125mRULER

A man walks 275m due east then another 125 m due east. What is his resultant displacement?

275m 125mRULER

275m 125mRULER

RESULTANT = 400m

RESULTANT: 400m East

A man walks 275m due east then another 125 m due west. What is

his resultant displacement?

A man walks 275m due east then another 125 m due west. What is his resultant displacement?

PART 1

275 m

A man walks 275m due east then another 125 m due west. What is his resultant displacement?

PART 2

125 m

Using a ruler, measure from the beginning of part 1 to the end of

part 2

A man walks 275m due east then another 125 m due west. What is his resultant displacement?

RULER

A man walks 275m due east then another 125 m due west. What is his resultant displacement?

275m 125mRULER

275m 125mRULER

RESULTANT = 150m

RESULTANT: 150m East

A man walks 275m due east, then another 125 m due north. What is

his resultant displacement?

A man walks 275m due east then another 125 m due north. What is his resultant displacement?

PA

RT

2PART 1

275 m12

5 m

E

N

Using a ruler you measure from the beginning of part 1 to the end of part 2

PA

RT

2PART 1

275 m12

5 m

E

N

RULER

E

E

NRULER

E

N

RESULTANT=

302m

Now we have the magnitude of the resultant vector we need a direction for the resultant vector

so…

We get our protractors out and measure the angle of the resultant

vector

E

N

RESULTANT=

302m

24.4°

Resultant Vector

302 m; 24.4° North of East

ANGLE NOTATION

On the last one we wrote 40° “North of East”, b/c we were

saying it went 40° North “from” East.

In your notebook try the following for practice

E

N

S

W

30°

ANSWER: 30° East of North

E

N

S

W

30°

E

N

S

W30°

ANSWER: 30° South of East

E

N

S

W

30°

E

N

S

W

30°

ANSWER: 30° East of South

E

N

S

W

30°

E

N

S

W

30°

ANSWER: 30° West of South

E

N

S

W

30°

E

N

S

W30°

ANSWER: 30° South of West

E

N

S

W30°

E

N

S

W 30°

ANSWER: 30° North of West

E

N

S

W 30°

E

N

S

W

30°

ANSWER: 30° West of North

E

N

S

W

30°

What direction is a vector directed “northeast” or

“southwest”?

What direction is a vector directed “northeast” or “southwest”?

• By definition, “northeast”, “southeast”, “southwest”, and “northwest” are vectors directed at 45 degrees.

Not only can we add vectors graphically, we can also find the resultant mathematically…

When vectors are added at right angles to each other, the Pythagorean Theorem can be used to determine the magnitude of the resultant.

Trigonometric functions can be used to determine the direction.

A plane travels at 450 km/h due north with a wind blowing at 120 km/h due east. What is the resultant velocity of the plane?

450 km/h

120 km/h

450 km/h

120 km/h

22 120450 R

tan = 120/450

R = 466 km/h 15 east of north