University Physics with Modern Physics (14th Edition)

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Chapter 1 - Units, Physical Quantities, and Vectors - Problems - Exercises - Page 31: 1.81

Answer

The magnitude of the vector product is $156~m^2$.

Work Step by Step

We know that the scalar product $\vec{A} \cdot \vec{B} = AB~cos(\phi)$, where $\phi$ is the angle between the two vectors. $AB~cos(\phi) = 112.0~m^2$ $cos(\phi) = \frac{112.0~m^2}{(12.0~m)(16.0~m)}$ $\phi = cos^{-1}(\frac{112.0~m^2}{(12.0~m)(16.0~m)})$ $\phi = 54.31^{\circ}$ We know that the vector product $\vec{A} \times \vec{B} = AB~sin(\phi)$, where $\phi$ is the angle between the two vectors. We can find the magnitude of the vector product. $AB~sin(\phi) = (12.0~m)(16.0~m)~sin(54.31^{\circ})$ $AB~sin(\phi) = 156~m^2$ The magnitude of the vector product is $156~m^2$
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