recall that a vector has both:
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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 PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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
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?
275m 125mRULER
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
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
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
What direction is a vector directed “northeast” or “southwest”?
• By definition, “northeast”, “southeast”, “southwest”, and “northwest” are vectors directed at 45 degrees.
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