Physics (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 1118486897
ISBN 13: 978-1-11848-689-4

Chapter 1 - Introduction and Mathematical Concepts - Problems - Page 22: 37

Answer

$(a)\space 45^{\circ}$ $(b)\space 35^{\circ}$ $(c)\space 55^{\circ}$

Work Step by Step

We can determine the angle $\theta$ from the relation $tan\theta$ by using trigonometry, We can write, $tan\theta=\frac{A_{y}}{A_{x}}=\gt\theta=tan^{-1}(\frac{A_{y}}{A_{x}})$ $(a)\space \theta=tan^{-1}(\frac{12\space m}{12\space m})=tan^{-1}1=45^{\circ}$ $(a)\space \theta=tan^{-1}(\frac{12\space m}{17\space m})=tan^{-1}(0.7)=35^{\circ}$ $(a)\space \theta=tan^{-1}(\frac{17\space m}{12\space m})=tan^{-1}(1.42)=55^{\circ}$
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