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HW3.1 VectorAdditionWorksheet SOLNS

This document provides a worksheet with examples of graphically adding vectors. Students are asked to graphically add pairs of vectors shown in boxes, showing the resultant with a dotted line and arrowhead. They are also asked to calculate the magnitude and direction of the resultant vectors. The back of the worksheet provides the answers to the example vector additions.

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HW3.1 VectorAdditionWorksheet SOLNS

This document provides a worksheet with examples of graphically adding vectors. Students are asked to graphically add pairs of vectors shown in boxes, showing the resultant with a dotted line and arrowhead. They are also asked to calculate the magnitude and direction of the resultant vectors. The back of the worksheet provides the answers to the example vector additions.

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Vector Addition Worksheet

Directions: Graphically add each pair of vectors shown below in its box, making sure to show the vector
addition as well as the resultant with a dotted line and arrowhead. If there is no resultant, write “no R”.

Example:

R
R

R
R

R R

R
R

R
R  1.0m, South
R  4  6  52
2 2 2

R  7.2m
tan   (4 / 6)
  tan1 (4 / 6)  34o NofE

R 2  3652  3002  223225


R  472cm
tan   (300 / 365)
R
  39.4o SofW


R 2  502  402  4100 R
R  64m / s
tan   (40 / 50)
  tan1 (4 / 5)  38.7o NofW

R 2  62  122  180
R  13.4m
tan   (6 / 12)
  tan1 (1 / 2)  26.6o SofE
R
 12

6 

R 2  142  232  725 R


R  27m / s 2
tan   (14 / 23)
  tan1 (14 / 23)  31.3o NofE
A
A
Ay =30sin45
Ay =50sin23

Ax =30cos45 Ax =50cos23

A
Ay =300cos22
Ay =130sin25

Ax =130cos25 Ax =300sin22

Ax =12cos60 Ax =77.4cos79

Ay =12sin60
Ay =77.4sin79

A
A
Vector Practice: Answers

Resultants:
1) 7.21 m @ 33.7o N of E or 56.3o E of N
2) 1 m @ S
3) 64.0 m/s @ 38.7o N of W or 51.3o W of N
4) 472 cm @ 39.4o S of W or 50.6o W of S
5) 26.9 m/s @ 31.3o N of E or 58.7o E of N
6) 13.4 m @ 26.6o S of E or 63.4o E of S

Components:
1) rN = 21.2 m rE = 21.2 m
2) rN = 19.5 m rW = 46.0 m
3) vN = 54.9 m/s vE = 118 m/s
4) rN = 278 m rE = 112 m
5) rS = 10.4 rE = 6
6) aW = 14.8 m/s2 aS = 76.0 m/s2

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