Vectors by •MEC101

•Prepared by: Meryl Mae C. Rodriguez

Rectangular •Main ref: Engineering Mechanics: Statics
Components •By Hibbeler, Russell C.
Rectangular Components and Direction Cosines
z
y
λ
A λ 1 = λ𝟐𝒙 + λ𝟐𝒚 + λ𝟐𝒛
A
Az
Plane System Three- Dimensional System
Ay
y
Ax Ay
x
Ax
x A = Axi + Ayj + Azk
A = Axi + Ayj λ=1
Ax = Acosθx λx = cosθx
Ax = Acosθ λx = cosθ
Ay = Acosθy λy = cosθy
Ay = Asinθ λy= sinθ Az = Acosθz λz = cosθz
A = 𝑨𝟐𝒙 + 𝑨𝟐𝒚 1 = λ𝟐𝒙 + λ𝟐𝒚
A = 𝑨𝟐𝒙 + 𝑨𝟐𝒚 + 𝑨𝟐𝒛
A= λ A
A= λ A
The Direction Cosines
Vector Addition using Rectangular
Components
Position Vectors (as a means of formulating
Cartesian Vector of Forces)
Sample Problem
Force Vector Directed along a Line
Sample Problem
Sample Problem
Solution
Sample Problem

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Solution
Example
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