Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32190-308-0
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Chapter 3 - Vectors in Physics - Problems and Conceptual Exercises - Page 81: 77

Answer

$28m, 19m$

Work Step by Step

We can find the required magnitudes of $\vec A$ and $\vec B$ as follows: We know that $A_y+B_y+C_y=0$ $\implies B_y=-C_y-A_y=-(C_ysin40.0^{\circ})-0$ $\implies B_y=(15m)sin40.0^{\circ}=9.64m$ Now $B_x$ can be determined as: $tan 30.0^{\circ}=\frac{B_y}{B_x}$ $\implies B_x=\frac{B_y}{tan 30.0^{\circ}}=\frac{9.64}{tan 30.0^{\circ}}=16.7m$ Now we find $A_x$ $A_x+B_x+C_x=0$ $\implies A_x=-B_x-C_x=-(16.7)-(15)cos40.0^{\circ}=-28m$ The magnitude of $\vec A$ is given as $|\vec A|=\sqrt{A_x^2+A_y^2}=\sqrt{(-28)^2+(0)^2}=28m$ Now the magnitude of $\vec B$ is given as $|\vec B|=\sqrt{(B_x)^2+(B_y)^2}=\sqrt{(16.7)^2+(9.64)^2}=19m$
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