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Practice Vector Addition Using Component Method

This document provides examples of using the component method to solve vector addition problems involving displacements traveling at various directions and magnitudes.

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Practice Vector Addition Using Component Method

This document provides examples of using the component method to solve vector addition problems involving displacements traveling at various directions and magnitudes.

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Rosuel Aslie Vale
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Vector Addition using

Component Method
Sample Problem 1
A motorcycle stunt person leaves the jump ramp
traveling at 35 m/s at 22.0° above the horizontal.
Sample Problem 2
A jogger runs 145 m in a direction 20.0° east of north,
then 105 m in a direction 35.0° southeast, and the 125
m south. Using components, determine the magnitude
and direction of the resultant of these displacements.
Sample Problem 3
A hiker begins a trip by first walking 25.0 km southeast
from his base camp. On the second day, he walks 40.0
km in a direction 60.0° north of east, at which point he
discovers a ranger’s tower.
a. Determine the components of the hiker’s
displacement each day.
b. Determine the total magnitude and direction of the
total displacement.
Sample Problem 4
Solve for the resultant displacement of the two vectors:
A = 2.3 km @ 45 degrees
B = 4.8 km @ 90 degrees
Sample Problem 5
A hiker walks due east for a distance of 25.5 km from
her base camp. On the second day, she walks 41.0 km
North of West till she discovers the cave she wanted to
see. Determine the magnitude and direction of her
resultant displacement between the base camp and the
cave.
Sample Problem 6
Solve for the resultant velocity of the vectors below:
A = 3.7 m/s @ 0 degrees
B = 1.5 m/s @ 38 degrees
C = 6.1 m/s @ 90 degrees
D = 2.2 m/s @ 160 degrees
Sample Problem 7
An airplane heads north of east by 18 degrees for a
distance of 67 km then heads due north for 39 km.
What is the plane’s total displacement?
Sample Problem 8
A GPS receiver told you that your home was 15.0 km at
a direction of 40° north of west, but the only path led
directly north. If you took that path and walked 10.0
km, how far, and in what direction would you then have
to walk to reach your home?

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