Chapter 3: Q. 25 (page 78)
FIGURE shows vectors . Find vector such that . Write your answer in component form.
Short Answer
The vector is.
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Chapter 3: Q. 25 (page 78)
FIGURE shows vectors . Find vector such that . Write your answer in component form.
The vector is.
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II A flock of ducks is trying to migrate south for the winter, but they keep being blown off course by a wind blowing from the west at . A wise elder duck finally realizes that the solution is to fly at an angle to the wind. If the ducks can fly at relative to the air, what direction should they head in order to move directly south?
While vacationing in the mountains you do some hiking. In the morning, your displacement is , east , north , vertical \()\). After lunch, your displacement is , west , north , vertical
a. At the end of the hike, how much higher or lower are you compared to your starting point?
b. What is the magnitude of your net displacement for the day?
FIGURE shows vectors . Find . Write your answer in component form.

I A pine cone falls straight down from a pine tree growing on a slope. The pine cone hits the ground with a speed of . What is the component of the pine cone's impact velocity (a) parallel to the ground and (b) perpendicular to the ground?
I You are fixing the root of your house when a hammer breaks loose and slides down. The roof makes an angle of with the horizontal, and the hammer is moving at when it reaches the edge. What are the horizontal and vertical components of the hammer's velocity just as it leaves the roof?
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