Consider the three displacement vectors A = (4î - 3ĵ) m, B = (6î - 7ĵ) m, and C = (-81 + 5ĵ) m. Use the component method to determine the following. (Take the +x direction to be to the right.) (a) the magnitude and direction of the vector D = A + B + C X magnitude Note that all three vectors lie in the xy plane so the sum of these vectors will also lie in the xy plane. mi x The angle you give does not put the sum into the correct quadrant.° counterclockwise from the +x axis direction (b) the magnitude and direction of E= -A-B+C magnitude m direction ° counterclockwise from the +x axis

Consider the three displacement vectors A = (4î - 3ĵ) m, B = (6î - 7ĵ) m, and C = (-81 + 5ĵ) m. Use the component method to determine the following. (Take the +x direction to be to the right.) (a) the magnitude and direction of the vector D = A + B + C X magnitude Note that all three vectors lie in the xy plane so the sum of these vectors will also lie in the xy plane. mi x The angle you give does not put the sum into the correct quadrant.° counterclockwise from the +x axis direction (b) the magnitude and direction of E= -A-B+C magnitude m direction ° counterclockwise from the +x axis

Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Foundations and Connections

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