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Chapter Goal: To Learn How Vectors Are Represented and Used
Chapter Goal: To Learn How Vectors Are Represented and Used
Chapter Goal: To Learn How Vectors Are Represented and Used
A hiker’s displacement is
4 miles to the east, then
3 miles to the north, as shown.
Vector is the net displacement:
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Example 3.1 Using Graphical Addition to Find
a Displacement
When decomposing a
vector, unit vectors
provide a useful way
to write component vectors:
A. tan–1(Cx/Cy).
B. tan–1(Cy/Cx).
C. tan–1(|Cx|/Cy).
D. tan–1(|Cx|/|Cy|).
E. tan–1(|Cy|/|Cx|).
A. tan–1(Cx/Cy).
B. tan–1(Cy/Cx).
C. tan–1(|Cx|/Cy).
D. tan–1(|Cx|/|Cy|).
E. tan–1(|Cy|/|Cx|).