Scalar component and the vector projection of F

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The discussion focuses on the analysis of a force vector F of 6 units acting at an angle of 30 degrees west of north. The object moves in a north-westerly direction, specifically 45 degrees west of north. Participants are tasked with sketching the force vector, representing it in component form, and determining both the scalar component and vector projection of F along the object's direction of movement without using trigonometric functions. The exact values for these calculations are emphasized as critical outputs.

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A force F of 6 units acts in the direction 30 degrees west of north. An object is
constrained to move north-westerly, that is, 45 degrees west of north.
(a) Sketch the force vector roughly to scale on a set of axes that has the positive y
axis pointing north, and write F using exact values, either in the form (x; y) or
else in the form xi + yj.
(b) Write a vector in the direction of the given movement of the object.
(c) Without using trigonometric functions, ¯find both the scalar component and the
vector projection of F in the direction of movement of the object. Write both
answers as exact values, not decimal approximations.
 
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