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Lecture 2 Sec. 1.7 & 1.8
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General Physics I and Engineering I
– Physics Department, UAEU
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11 = 2
↑
0
& It1 =
181 : /1
nations
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Negative of a vector
A B B A Vector addition is commutative
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&
Adding two parallel vectors direction if & B
: will be in the same
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C A B
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Magnitudes added
* + I will be in the direction of
C A B
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Magnitudes
subtracted
M
8. vectors at right angles :
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head-to-tail
method
A B C R B AC R
Parallelogram
method
( A B) C R A (B C) R
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Vector Subtraction
A B A ( B)
Answer:
2.24 km at 63.4º east of
north
OR
26.6º north of east
The components of
a vector can be
positive or
negative numbers.
Ax
Rx Ax Bx
Ry Ay By
R Rx2 R y2
Ry
tan 1
Rx
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Problem-Solving Strategy (Vector Addition)
IDENTIFY the relevant concepts: Decide what the target variable
is. It may be the magnitude of the vector sum, the direction, or both.
SET UP the problem: Sketch the vectors being added, along with
suitable coordinate axes. Draw the vector sum from the tail of the
first vector to the head of the last vector.
EXECUTE the solution as follows:
1.Find the x- and y-components of each individual vector
2.Add the individual x-components algebraically (including signs)
to find Rx, Do the same for the y-components to find Ry.
3.Calculate the magnitude R and direction of the vector sum
EVALUATE your answer: Confirm that your results for the
magnitude and direction of the vector sum agree with the estimates
you made from your sketch.
A. Ex = E cos b, Ey = E sin b
B. Ex = E sin b, Ey = E cos b
C. Ex = –E cos b, Ey = –E sin b
D. Ex = –E sin b, Ey = –E cos b
E. Ex = –E cos b, Ey = E sin b
Consider the
vectors shown.
Which is a correct
statement about
A+ B ?
Consider the
vectors shown.
Which is a correct
statement about
A B?
A. The magnitude of A + B is A + B.
B. The magnitude of A + B is A – B.
C. The magnitude of A + B is greater than or equal to |A – B|.
D. The magnitude of A + B is greater than the magnitude of A B.
E. The magnitude of A + B is A B .
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