Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 1-11823-072-8
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Chapter 3 - Vectors - Problems - Page 57: 17f

Answer

$130^{\circ}$

Work Step by Step

We have the value of $\vec{d}$ as; $\vec{d}=(-40.4\hat{i}+47.4\hat{j})\ m $ The direction of the vector is: $\theta = tan^{-1}(\frac{r_{y}}{r_{x}})$ $\theta = tan^{-1}(\frac{47.4\ m}{-40.4\ m})$ $\theta =-50^{\circ}+180 = 130^{\circ}$ with the +ve x axis
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