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• Law of cosines,
C
B R 2 P 2 Q 2 2 PQ cos B
C R PQ
• Law of sines,
sin A sin B sin C
B Q R A
• Vector subtraction
R 98 N 35
T1 3660 N T2 2590 N
R0
34.73 0.3512 T AC FD i
19.84 0.9363T AC 60 j
• The vector F is • Resolve F into • Resolve F h into
contained in the horizontal and vertical rectangular components.
plane OBAC. components. Fx Fh cos
Fy F cos y F sin y cos
Fh F sin y Fy Fh sin
F sin y sin
• With the angles between F and the axes,
Fx F cos x Fy F cos y Fz F cos z
F Fx i Fy j Fz k
F cos x i cos y j cos z k
F
cos x i cos y j cos z k
• is a unit vector along the line of action of F
and cos x , cos
y , and cos z are the direction
cosines for F
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Edition
Eighth
Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Statics
Rectangular Components in Space
d vector joining M and N
d xi d y j d z k
d x x2 x1 d y y 2 y1 d z z 2 z1
F F
1
d xi d y j d z k
d
Fd x Fd y Fd z
Fx Fy Fz
d d d
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Edition
Eighth
Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Statics
Sample Problem 2.7
SOLUTION:
• Based on the relative locations of the
points A and B, determine the unit
vector pointing from A towards B.
x 115.1
y 32.0
z 71.5