1. A 250 N force pushing a body west and a 200 N force pushing the same body 60° NW. 2. A hiker walking 15 km east then 20 km north. 3. A car driven 200 km south then 150 km east.

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FINDING THE RESULTANT OF
VECTORS
USING
RELATIONSHIPS IN TRIANGLES
*Show All Work on a Separate sheet.
1. A 250 N force pushing a body west and a 200 N force pushing the same
body 60° NW.
2. A hiker walking 15 km east then 20 km north.
3. A car driven 200 km south then 150 km east.
4. A car driven 250 km east then 300 km at 45° SE.
5. A jogger traveling 1500 m west then 2000 m at 60° SW.
6. A car moving at 60 mi/h North then 70 mi/h west.
7. An airplane heading 270 km/h west while the wind is blowing it
80 km/h south.
8. A displacement of 200 mi East then 250 mi at 60° SE.
9. A 20 N force acting on a body south and a 30 N force acting on the same
body west.
10 A descent vehicle landing on Mars with vertical velocity toward the center
of Mars of 5.7 m/s and, at the same time, has a horizontal velocity of
3.6m/s.
Transcribed Image Text:FINDING THE RESULTANT OF VECTORS USING RELATIONSHIPS IN TRIANGLES *Show All Work on a Separate sheet. 1. A 250 N force pushing a body west and a 200 N force pushing the same body 60° NW. 2. A hiker walking 15 km east then 20 km north. 3. A car driven 200 km south then 150 km east. 4. A car driven 250 km east then 300 km at 45° SE. 5. A jogger traveling 1500 m west then 2000 m at 60° SW. 6. A car moving at 60 mi/h North then 70 mi/h west. 7. An airplane heading 270 km/h west while the wind is blowing it 80 km/h south. 8. A displacement of 200 mi East then 250 mi at 60° SE. 9. A 20 N force acting on a body south and a 30 N force acting on the same body west. 10 A descent vehicle landing on Mars with vertical velocity toward the center of Mars of 5.7 m/s and, at the same time, has a horizontal velocity of 3.6m/s.
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