ADAMSON UNIVERSITY

College of Science
Mathematics and Physics Department
Physics for Engineers
Vectors and Unit Vectors

VII. Activity

Name: ________________________________________________________________________________________________

1. Find components of vector:

2. A man walks 95 km East the 55 km North. Calculate his resultant displacement and
direction.
3. A postal employee drives a delivery truck along the route shown in Figure. Determine the
magnitude and direction of the resultant displacement.

4. Find the magnitude and direction of the missing vector:

5. Solve the following, given:

^ ^j
Á=4 i+7
^
B́=5 i−2 ^j+ ^k

^ ^j+2 k^
Ć=−i+3
a) Find the magnitude of vector B́.
b) Write an expression for Á+ Ć .
c) Write an expression for 2 B́−Ć.
d) Find the direction of vector Á.

6. Solve the following given vectors A, B and C:

^ ^j+ k^
Á=2 i+3
^ ^j− ^k
B́=−4 i+2
^
Ć=2 i−3 ^j+4 k^

a) ¿´¿
b) ¿´¿
c) ¿´¿
Band ⃗
d) Angle between vector ⃗ C

a.) (A x B) x C
 = (A x B)
= (2 3 1) x (-4 2 -1)
= (3(-1)-(1)(2), 1(-4)-(2)(-1), 2(2)-(3)(-4))
= (-5, -2, 16)
= (A x B) x C
= (-5 -2 16) x (2 -3 4)
= (-2(4)-(16)(-3), 16(2)-(-5)(4), -5(-3)-(-2)(2))
= (40, 52, 19)
= 40i^ + 52 ^j +19k^

b.) (B x A)
= (B x A)
= (-4 2 -1) x (2 3 1)
= (2(1)-(-1)(3), -1(2)-(-4)(1), -4(3)-(2)(2))
= (5, 2, -16)
= 5i^ + 2 ^j -16k^

c.) (A x B) x (C x B)
= (A x B)
= (2 3 1) x (-4 2 -1)
= (3(-1)-(1)(2), 1(-4)-(2)(-1), 2(2)-(3)(-4))
= (-5, -2, 16)
= (C x B)
= (2 -3 4) x (-4 2 -1)
= (-3(-1)-(4)(2), 4(-4)-(2)(-1), 2(2)-(-3)(-4))
= (-5, -14, -8)
= (A x B) x (C x B)
= (-2(-8)-(16)(-14), 16(-5)-(-5)(-8), -5(-14)-(-2)(-5))
= (240, -120, 60)
= 240i^ - 120 ^j +160k^

^ ^j− ^k
B́=−4 i+2
 ^
Ć=2 i−3 ^j+4 k^

a.) Angle between vector ⃗ Band ⃗C

= (B x C)
= (-4)(2) + (2)(-3) + (-1)(4)
= -18
= |B|=sqrt((16+4+1))
= |B|=sqrt(21)
= |C|=sqrt((4+9+16))
= |C|=sqrt(29)
= cos(theta)=((b)(c))/(|b|)(|c|))
= cos(theta)=-18/((sqrt21)(sqrt29))
= theta=arccos(-18/((sqrt21)(sqrt29)))
= 136.84°