Day # 4

Task # 1
(i) Finding Magnitude of a column vector
AB
⃗
= ( xy )
AB|
|⃗ = √x +y 2 2

Practice
AB
⃗
= (35 )

(ii) Finding value of a vector for which the components are given in
rectangular components
F = Fx + Fy
|F| = √ Fx + Fy2 2

Practice
p = -4i + 3j
| p| = √(−4) +(3)
2 2

(iii) Finding direction

If it is asked to find direction, draw horizontal component and measure
anticlockwise angle. OR
Use the formula
y
Direction of a vector = tan-1( x )

Task # 2
Equal vector
The vectors which have same corresponding components are equal
vectors. Equal vectors also have same direction.

Practice
Find unknown a and b if p = q , it is given that p=¿ (a3 ), and q = (a+−22b)

Task # 3
Since
OA
⃗
=a then OP
⃗
= 2a

OB
⃗
=b then OQ
⃗
= 2b
(a) ⃗
AP = a

AB
(b) ⃗ = AO
⃗
+⃗
OB

=-a+b
=b-a

(c)
OQ
⃗
=2⃗
OB

OQ
⃗
=2b
(d) ⃗
PO = -2a

(e)
PQ
⃗
=⃗
PO + ⃗
OQ

= -2a + 2 b
= 2(b - a)

(f)
1
PN
⃗
=2⃗
PQ

1
= 2 ×2(b - a)
= (b - a)

(g)
ON
⃗
=⃗
OP + ⃗
PN

= 2 a + (b - a)
= 2a + b - a
= 2a - a + b
=a+b

(h)
AN
⃗
=⃗
AP + ⃗
PN

= a + (b - a)
=a+b-a
=b

(i) ⃗
BP = ⃗
BO + ⃗
OP
 = - b + 2a
= 2a -b
(j) ⃗
QA = ⃗
QO + ⃗
OA

= -2b + a

= a -2b
Since
OA
⃗
= a and OB
⃗
=b
And
OA
⃗
=2⃗
AP similarly ⃗
BQ = 3 ⃗
OB

(a)
AP
⃗
=?
Since OA
⃗
=2⃗
AP
 1
Then 2 ⃗
OA = AP
⃗

1
AP
⃗
=2a
(b) AB
⃗
=

It is given that
OA
⃗
=2⃗
AP similarly ⃗
BQ = 3 ⃗
OB

(c) ⃗
OQ = ⃗
OB + ⃗
BQ

= b + 3b
= 4b
(d) Since ⃗
OA = 2 ⃗
AP

PO
⃗
=⃗
PA + A ⃗
O

1
= - 2 a + (-a ¿
 1
= - 2 a -a
1 (−a )−2( a)
= 2

−a−2 a
= 2

−3 a
= 2