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Introductionto Vectors

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x

yy

z

z

Vectors

Scalars Vectors

Distance

Time

Mass

Work

Energy

Speed

Displacement

Velocity

Acceleration

Force

Momentum

Torque

MagnitudeOnly

Magnitudeand

Direction

Ar

A

A

A

A

Vectors have magnitude and direction,but no place

Vectors

Vectors

A

B

Two vectors are equal if they have the same magnitude

and the same direction

BA

Vectors

Scaling Vectors

A

A2

A2

1

Vectors

Scaling a Displacement Vector

d

td v

Vectors

Scaling a Change in Velocity Vector

v

tv a

Vectors

Vector Addition (Graphical)

ABBB

BAC

Vectors

Vector Subtraction (Graphical)

A B B

Vectors

Vector Subtraction (Graphical)

A B

Vectors

Vector Subtraction (Graphical)

A

B

C BAC

BAC

The Pythagorean theorem is a useful method for determining the result of adding two (and only two) vectors that make a right angle to each other.

A

x

y

xA

yA yx AAA

The parallelogram method of vector resolution involves using an accurately drawn, scaled vector diagram to determine the components of the vector.

A

x

y A A

cosAAx

sinAAy

The trigonometric method of vector resolution involves using trigonometric functions to determine the components of the vector.

Vectors

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A A

A

y

yA

xA

2y

2x

2 AAA

2y

2x AAA

x

y1

A

Atan

Vector Components

A

BR

AxBx

Rx

Ay

By

Ry

x

y

2y

2x RRR

xxx BAR

yyy BAR

Adding Vectors using Vector Components

2y

2x RRR

xxx BAR

yyy BAR

Adding Vectors using Vector Components

A

BR

Ax Bx

Rx

Ay

By

Ry

x

y

α

β

βcosBB

αcosAA

x

x

βsinBB

αsinAA

y

y

Vectors

F2

2

F3

3 F4

4

n

knR FF

1

4321

FFFFF R

F1

1

F1F2

F3

F4

1

2

3 4

F1 = 50 N 1 = 30o

F2 = 100 N 2 = 135o

F3 = 30 N 3 = 250o

F4 = 40 N 4 = 300o

θsinF θcosF kkkk

43.3 25.070.7 70.710.3 28.220.0 34.6

17.7 32.9

22R 9.327.17F

N 4.37FR

Adding Vectors using Vector Components

Vectors

22R 9.327.17F

N 4.37FR

7.17

9.32tan

7.17

9.32tan 1 o7.61

FR = 37.4 N

R

17.7

32.9

180R 7.61180

oR 118

Vectors

F1F2

F3

F4

1

2

3 4

F1 = 90 N 1 = 45o

F2 = 80 N 2 = 150o

F3 =50 N 3 = 220o

F4 = 70 N 4 = 340o

θsinF θcosF kkkk

63.669.338.365.8

63.640.0

23.923.9

21.8 47.6

22R 6.478.21F

N 4.52FR

8.216.47

tan

8.216.47

tan 1R

oR 4.65

FR = 52.4 N

R

47.6

21.8