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What are the resultant components of the vectors?
Determine the sum of the following three vectors. Give the resultant in terms of a. components, b. magnitude and angle with x-axis.
Vector A has a magnitude of 66 at an angle of 28 degrees northeast (quadrant 1)
Vector B has a magnitude of 40 at an angle of 56 degrees northwest (quadrant 2)
Vector C has a magnitude of 46.8 at an angle of 0 (on y-axis between Quadrant 3 and 4)
Vx = Dcos0
Vy = Dsin0
Vx = V1x+V2x+V3x
Vy = V1y+V2y+V3y
Vy/Vx = tan θ
So here is how I started
A: Vx = +(66)(cos 28) = 58.27454
Vy = +(66) (sin 28) = 30.985
B: Vx = -(40)(cos 56) = -22.3677
Vy = +(40)(sin 56) = 33.1615
C: Vx = (46.8)(cos 0) = 46.8
Vy = (46.8) (sin 0) = 0
Then I would add the three parts of Vx to get overall Vx (58.27454-22.3677+46.8) = 82.70684 & the three parts of Vy to get overall Vy (30.085+33.1615+0) = 63.2467.
This means the components would be (82.70684, 63.2467) and I would continue with pythagorean theorem to get the magnitude & use the arctan formula to get the angle. However, my answer for components is incorrect, the book says it should be (35.9,17.3). What did I do wrong? Thank you so much in advance.
Homework Statement
Determine the sum of the following three vectors. Give the resultant in terms of a. components, b. magnitude and angle with x-axis.
Vector A has a magnitude of 66 at an angle of 28 degrees northeast (quadrant 1)
Vector B has a magnitude of 40 at an angle of 56 degrees northwest (quadrant 2)
Vector C has a magnitude of 46.8 at an angle of 0 (on y-axis between Quadrant 3 and 4)
Homework Equations
Vx = Dcos0
Vy = Dsin0
Vx = V1x+V2x+V3x
Vy = V1y+V2y+V3y
Vy/Vx = tan θ
The Attempt at a Solution
So here is how I started
A: Vx = +(66)(cos 28) = 58.27454
Vy = +(66) (sin 28) = 30.985
B: Vx = -(40)(cos 56) = -22.3677
Vy = +(40)(sin 56) = 33.1615
C: Vx = (46.8)(cos 0) = 46.8
Vy = (46.8) (sin 0) = 0
Then I would add the three parts of Vx to get overall Vx (58.27454-22.3677+46.8) = 82.70684 & the three parts of Vy to get overall Vy (30.085+33.1615+0) = 63.2467.
This means the components would be (82.70684, 63.2467) and I would continue with pythagorean theorem to get the magnitude & use the arctan formula to get the angle. However, my answer for components is incorrect, the book says it should be (35.9,17.3). What did I do wrong? Thank you so much in advance.
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