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This document contains information about a tutorial on vector mechanics, including: 1) Questions involving determining vector components, magnitudes, and directions of resultant vectors. 2) Calculating the components, magnitude, and direction of a resultant force vector from three given force vectors. 3) Solving problems involving vector addition and subtraction to find displacements, forces, and other vector quantities. 4) Determining the magnitude and direction of unknown vectors using the properties of vector addition, subtraction, dot products, and cross products. The document provides sample problems, steps, and answers for various vector calculations and concepts covered in the tutorial.

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Tutorial 2

This document contains information about a tutorial on vector mechanics, including: 1) Questions involving determining vector components, magnitudes, and directions of resultant vectors. 2) Calculating the components, magnitude, and direction of a resultant force vector from three given force vectors. 3) Solving problems involving vector addition and subtraction to find displacements, forces, and other vector quantities. 4) Determining the magnitude and direction of unknown vectors using the properties of vector addition, subtraction, dot products, and cross products. The document provides sample problems, steps, and answers for various vector calculations and concepts covered in the tutorial.

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UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN

Centre : Centre for Foundation Studies (CFS)


Course : Foundation in Science
Year / Trimester : Year 1 / Trimester 1
Course Code / Title : FHSC1014 / Mechanics

Tutorial 2: Vector - Main

1. Figure below shows three vectors A , B and C

(a) Determine Ax , Ay , B x , B y , C x , C y .

 
(b) Given that R = A − B + C , calculate the magnitude and direction of R .
[Answer: (a) 38.8, 20.7, –14.8, 22.0, 0, –31.0; (b) 62.6, 31.1° below +x axis]

2. The force R is the resultant force of the following three forces
A = (200 N, 30.0°);
B = (300 N, 330°); and
C = (400 N, 250°).

By using the component method of vector addition,

(a) calculate the resultant components Rx and Ry,



(b) determine the resultant force R = ( R ,  R ) .
[Answer: (a) 296.2 N, –425.9 N; (b) (519 N, –55.2°)]

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3.

[Answer: (i) +51.7 N, –18.8 N, –30.3 N, –17.5 N, 42.1 N 6.88 km,


(ii) 59.5° (below positive x-axis)]

4. Figure below shows a boat race course consists of four legs, defined by the
displacement vectors A , B , C and D .

The magnitudes of the first three vectors are A = 3.20 km, B = 5.10 km and C =
4.80 km. The finish line of the course coincides with the starting line. Using the data in
the drawing, find the distance and the direction of the fourth leg.
[Answer: 6.88 km, 26.9° (south of east)]

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5. Figure below shows three horizontal ropes producing the three vector forces A , B ,
and C pull on a large stone stuck in the ground.

Find the magnitude and direction of a fourth force D on the stone that will make the
vector sum of the four forces zero. [Answer: 90.2 N, 75.6° (Below –x axis)]
 
6. Given two vectors C = 4 iˆ − 7 ˆj + 2 kˆ and D = − 9 iˆ + 2 ˆj − 5 kˆ , determine the
product of
 
(a) C•D
 
(b) CD [Answer: (a) –60 units; (b) 31 iˆ + 2 ˆj − 55 kˆ ]
 
7. (a) Given two vectors A = 3iˆ + 4 ˆj − 2kˆ and B = −iˆ − ˆj + kˆ , find the magnitude of
 
vector product of A  B.

(b) Vector A has a magnitude of 6.00 units, vector B has a magnitude of 7.00
units, and A • B has a value of 14.0. What is the angle between the directions
of A and B ? [Answer: (a) 6 units; (b) 70.5°]

Tutorial 2: Vector - Extra

8.

Use the component method of vector addition to find the components of the resultant
of the four displacements shown in the figure. The magnitudes of the displacements
are: A = 2.25 cm, B = 6.35 cm, C = 5.47 cm, and D = 4.19 cm.
x component y component
A 2.19 cm –6.92 cm
B 3.71 cm –1.09 cm
C 5.45 cm –2.82 cm
D 1.09 cm –3.71 cm
E 6.92 cm –2.19 cm
[Answer: E]
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9. A vector F 1 has a magnitude of 40.0 units and points 35.0° above the +x axis. A second
vector F 2 has a magnitude of 65.0 units and points in the ̶ x direction. Use the
component method of vector addition to find the magnitude and direction, relative to
the +x axis, of the resultant F = F 1 + F 2 .
A 53.3 units, 141.8° relative to the +x axis
B 53.3 units, 52.1° relative to the +x axis
C 39.6 units, 144.6° relative to the +x axis
D 39.6 units, 54.6° relative to the +x axis
E 46.2 units, 136.0° relative to the +x axis
[Answer: C]

10. As shown in figure below, two vectors A = 200 units and B = 100 units are lie in the
xy plane.
y
|B| = 100

|A| = 200
55°
15°
x
z

Determine
(a) the magnitude and the direction of A  B
(b) the magnitude of A • B
[Answer: (a) 1.29 × 104 units, +z direction; (b) 1.53 × 104 units]

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