Trigonometry (11th Edition) Clone

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Chapter 7 - Applications of Trigonometry and Vectors - Section 7.5 Applications of Vectors - 7.5 Exercises - Page 342: 18

Answer

$v\approx\left\langle -198.004,132.052 \right\rangle$ .

Work Step by Step

The horizontal component of a vector $v=\left\langle a,b \right\rangle$ having magnitude $|v|$ and direction angle $\theta$ is given by $a=|v|\cos\theta$. Similarly, the vertical component is given by $b=|v|\sin\theta$. Now we have $|v|=238$ and $\theta=146.3^{\circ}$ therefore, the horizontal component is \begin{align*} a=&|v|\cos\theta\\ a=&238\cos146.3^{\circ}~~~ \text{use} ~~\theta=146.3^{\circ} ,|v|=238\\ a=&238\times (-0.83195)\\ a=&-198.004~~~(\text{approximated to three decimal places}), \end{align*} and the vertical component is \begin{align*} b=&|v|\sin\theta\\ b=&238\sin146.3^{\circ}~~~ \text{use} ~~\theta=146.3^{\circ} ,|v|=238\\ b=&238\times 0.55484\\ b =&132.052~~~~~~ (\text{approximated to three decimal places}). \end{align*} Hence, the vector $v=\left\langle a,b \right\rangle\approx\left\langle -198.004,132.052 \right\rangle$ .
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