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Lab Practice Vectors

1. The document summarizes a physics lab practice on vectors where students compare different methods of adding vectors including graphical, trigonometric, and analytic methods. 2. In the graphical method, students draw vectors on a window using a protractor, ruler, and level to measure the magnitude and direction of the resultant vector. 3. For the trigonometric method, students calculate the x and y components of each vector, add the x and y components, and use the Pythagorean theorem and trigonometry to find the magnitude and direction of the resultant. 4. Students then use an analytic method as a third approach and compare the results of all three methods to

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Lab Practice Vectors

1. The document summarizes a physics lab practice on vectors where students compare different methods of adding vectors including graphical, trigonometric, and analytic methods. 2. In the graphical method, students draw vectors on a window using a protractor, ruler, and level to measure the magnitude and direction of the resultant vector. 3. For the trigonometric method, students calculate the x and y components of each vector, add the x and y components, and use the Pythagorean theorem and trigonometry to find the magnitude and direction of the resultant. 4. Students then use an analytic method as a third approach and compare the results of all three methods to

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LAB PRACTICE

VECTORS

Cycle: 2023-2024 Asignature: Physics I


Professor: Mariana Gea Date: ___________________
Practice No. _____1_______
Grade: ____________ Group: _____________

NAMES:

1.- ____Enrique Saiz____________________________________________

2.- _Francisco López_________________________________________________

3.- ________Jerónimo Ramírez______________________________________________

4.- _____Miguel Guerreiro________________________________________________

5.- ___________________________________________________________

I. PURPOUSES:
➢ Compare the different methods to add vectors ina fun and relaxed way.
➢ Learn how a level works.
➢ Build their own opinion on which method to choose and why.

II. MATERIALS:

Materials and equipment Substances


Ruler
Protractor
Markers
Level

III. PRE-LAB WORK:

1.- Name two methods to add vectors?


The Pythagorean theorem and trigonometric methods.
2.- Write a list of 3 pros and 3 cons for each method.
Pythagorean Theorem Method

Pros:
1. Simple and intuitive for 2D and 3D vectors.
2. No need for angle measurements.
3. Quick calculation of magnitude.

Cons:
1. Limited to 2D and 3D vectors.
2. Provides magnitude only.
3. Doesn't consider vector direction.

Trigonometric Methods:

Pros:
1. Applicable to vectors in any dimension.
2. Provides both magnitude and direction.
3. Precise for vectors at arbitrary angles.

Cons:
1. Can be complex, involving trigonometric functions.
2. Requires angle measurements between vectors.
3. Potential for errors in trigonometric calculations.
3.- Name 5 quantities of physics that are vectors.

1. Displacement: Represents change in position, including both distance and direction.

2. Velocity: Describes both speed and direction of motion.

3. Acceleration: Represents change in velocity, including magnitude and direction.

4. Force: Describes interactions with magnitude and direction.

5. Momentum: Product of mass and velocity, with both magnitude and direction.

IV. PART I

1. Define 3 vectors
2. Draw them on the wall/window with a protractor, level and ruler using the polygon
method.
3. Draw the resultant and measure its magnitude and direction.
4. Take a ruler and measure the resultant.
5. Using the protractor measure the direction.
6. Take a photo.

INSERT THE PHOTO

V. INTERPRETATION PART 1
1. Is accuracy important in the graphical method?
Yes, because accuracy is important in the graphical method of vector addition to obtain
reliable results.

2. Is it easy to draw vectors?


Yes, but you have to be very precise for your result to be precise.

3. Did it helped you to understand better the resultant when adding vectors?
Yes because seeing vectors in real scale and in the window really helped us understand how
easy it was.

VI. PART II

1. Using a level and ruler draw the “x” and “y” components for the 3 vectors.
2. Measure all the “x” and add/subtract them, repeat with “y”.
3. Using the Pythagorean theorem to find the magnitude of the resultant.
4. Use trigonometry to find the direction of the resultant.

INSERT PHOTO OF YOUR WINDOW


*INCLUDE HERE YOUR CALCULATIONS

• Write your 3 vectors


A: 25
B: 10
C: 15

• Σx= 40

• Σy= 27

• Resultant = 96.5

VII. PART III

1. Using the analytic method find the resultant of the three vectors you defined. Include
your whole procedure.
VIII. INTERPRETATION PART III

1. Write your results from Part I, Part II and Part III usi
Part I
Part II

Part III

2. Find the margin of error comparing Part I and Part III

3. Find the margin of error comparing Part II and Part III

4. Which method did you like the most? Why?


The Pythagorean one because it is the easiest and can be the quickest.

5. Which method is the most effective? Why? Explain in your own words.
Basically, it depends on the problem you have because the Pythagorean method is
simpler but can be limited and the trigonometric method offers more comprehensive
results.

IX. CONCLUSIONS:

Doing vectors on the window helped a lot on our understanding of vectors because it was way
easier to visualize, and since we made it with real measurements it only made it easier to do.
It was a very fun and educational practice, and we liked it a lot.

X. REFERENCES:
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. (2006, 29 septiembre). Vector | Definition, Physics, & Facts.
Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/science/vector-physics

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