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Two beetles run across flat sand, starting at the same point, Beetle one runs 0.50mdue east, then 0.80mat 30°north of due east. Beetle two also makes two runs; the first is 1.6mat 40°east due to north. What must be (a) the magnitude and (b) direction of its second run if it is to end up at the new location of beetle 1?

Short Answer

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(a) Magnitude is 0.84m.

(b) Direction-79° (south of east).

Step by step solution

01

Given

The given vectors can be written as below:

A→=0.50mdue east

B→=0.80mat 30°north of due east

c→=1.6mat40° east of due north

02

Determining the concept

The magnitude and direction of beetle 1 can be determined by vector algebra.

Formulae are as follows:

The unit vector form

A→=xiÁåœ+yjÁåœ (i)

The formula for magnitude:

A→=x2+y2 (ii)

The formula for angle:

θ=tan-1yx (iii)

Where,

x,y,A→Are vectors andθis the angle between x and y .

03

(a) Determination of the magnitude

Write the given vectors in the unit vector form.

For,A→

A→=0.50iÁåœ

For B→,

B→=0.80×cos30°iÁåœ+0.80×sin30°jÁåœ=0.69iÁåœ+0.4jÁåœ

Adding both the vectors.

A→+B→=0.50iÁåœ+0.69iÁåœ+0.4jÁåœ=1.19iÁåœ+0.40jÁåœ

Writing C→in unit vector form.

C→=1.6×cos50°iÁåœ+1.6×sin50°jÁåœ=1.03iÁåœ+1.23jÁåœ

Subtracting vectorC→ fromA→+B→ we get,

A→+B→=C→+0.16iÁåœ-0.83jÁåœ

Now, use equation (ii) to find the magnitude.Substituting the values,

A→+B→-c→=0.162+0.832=0.84m

Therefore, the magnitude of second run of beetle two with respect of final position of beetle one is 0.84m.

04

(b) Determination of the direction

Use equation (iii) to determine the angle.

θ=tan-1-0.830.16=tan-1-4=-79°southofeast

Therefore, the magnitude and direction of second run of beetle two with respect of final position of beetle one is -79°(south of east).

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