Physics (10th Edition)

Published by Wiley
ISBN 10: 1118486897
ISBN 13: 978-1-11848-689-4

Chapter 1 - Introduction and Mathematical Concepts - Problems - Page 24: 55

Answer

$(a)\space B=178\space units$ $(b)\space C=164\space units$

Work Step by Step

Please see the attached image first. Here we use the component method to find B and C. Since the resultant vector of these vectors is zero, we can write. $\vec A+\vec B+\vec C=0$ This means that the x, and y-components of this equation must be zero. So, we can write, $A_{x}+B_{x}+C_{x}=0$ ; Let's plug known values into this equation. $-145\space units\times cos35^{\circ}\space units+Bsin65^{\circ}-Csin15^{\circ}=0$ $-119\space units+B(0.906)-C(0.259)=0$ $B=\frac{(0.259C+119\space units)}{0.906}-(1)$ Similarly, $A_{y}+B_{y}+C_{y}=0$ ; Let's plug known values into this equation. $-145\space units\times sin35^{\circ}\space units+Bcos65^{\circ}-Ccos15^{\circ}=0$ $83.2\space units+B(0.423)-C(0.966)=0-(2)$ (b) (1)=>(2) $83.2\space units+\frac{(0.259C+119\space units)}{0.906}(0.423)-C(0.966)=0$ $83.2(0.906)\space units+50.337\space units=C(0.875-0.11)$ $C=164\space units$ (a) (1)=> $B=\frac{0.259\times164\space units+119\space units}{0.906}=178\space units$
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