Chapter One Lecture3
Chapter One Lecture3
Chapter One Lecture3
Department of Computer
In summary, to find the magnitude and direction of a vector from its perpendicular
components 𝐴𝑥 and 𝐴𝑦 , as illustrated in previous figure, we use the following
relationships.
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Resultant magnitude 𝐴 = 𝐴𝑥 2 + 𝐴𝑥 2
Resultant direction or angle 𝜃 = tan−1 (𝐴𝑦 𝐴𝑥 )
Using the Analytical Method (Pythagorean) of Vector
Addition and Subtraction to Solve Physics Problems
1. Consider an example of force involving two ice skaters pushing each one with the
force of 400N a third ice skater as seen in below figure,.
Find the magnitude and direction of the resultant force on the third skater.
by using the Pythagorean theorem
𝐹𝑡𝑜𝑡 2 =F1 2 +F2 2
F1 2 +F2 2
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𝐹𝑡𝑜𝑡 =
2
𝐹𝑡𝑜𝑡 = 𝟒𝟎𝟎2 +4002
𝐹𝑡𝑜𝑡 =566𝑁
𝜃 = tan−1 (𝐹1 𝐹2 )
𝜃 = tan−1 (400 400)
𝜃 = tan−1 (1) = 45𝑜 .
R= 𝑅𝑥 2 + 𝑅𝑦 2
4. To get the direction of the resultant