jaredm2012
Jan22-09, 06:28 AM
1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data
Vectors A-> and B-> have equal magnitudes of 55.0. If the sum of A-> and B-> is the vector 17.7 j, determine the angle between A-> and B->
2. Relevant equations
cos(theta) = {[A]^2 + ^2 - [A-B]^2}/2[A][B]
(sorry, not sure how to type out that formula!)
tan(theta) = (Ay + By)/(Ax + Bx)
R =[(Ax + Bx)^2 + (Ay + By)^2]^1/2
[b]3. The attempt at a solution
This one I am not sure about how to start, at all. I plugged what I could into those formulas, but any answers I got were incorrect. I don't understand how I can find out any more information with what is given, namely the other components of the vector (the i for each, as well as discerning which values for j each vector has).
Vectors A-> and B-> have equal magnitudes of 55.0. If the sum of A-> and B-> is the vector 17.7 j, determine the angle between A-> and B->
2. Relevant equations
cos(theta) = {[A]^2 + ^2 - [A-B]^2}/2[A][B]
(sorry, not sure how to type out that formula!)
tan(theta) = (Ay + By)/(Ax + Bx)
R =[(Ax + Bx)^2 + (Ay + By)^2]^1/2
[b]3. The attempt at a solution
This one I am not sure about how to start, at all. I plugged what I could into those formulas, but any answers I got were incorrect. I don't understand how I can find out any more information with what is given, namely the other components of the vector (the i for each, as well as discerning which values for j each vector has).