The magnitude and direction of vectors ?A and ?B as shown in the figure. a) Find each vector's x-component and y-component. b) Find the magnitude of the sum of ?A and ?B (?R = ?A + ?B). Type your answers in the following form: Ax = Ay = Bx = By = Rx = Ry = R = (You must just input your answers use sin/cos function. No detail numerical calculation is needed.)
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To do this, we can use the following formulas: Ax = A cos θ Ay = A sin θ Bx = B cos φ By = B sin φ Using the given angles in the figure, we can find the x and y components of A and B as follows: Ax = 30 cos 60° = 15 Ay = 30 sin 60° = 25.98 ≈ 26 Bx = 20 cos 45° Show more…
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