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Vis a vector 24.8 units in magnitude and points at an angle of 23.4oabove the negative X-axis. (a) Sketch this vector. (b) CalculateVxandVy. UseVxandVyobtain (again) the magnitude and direction ofV. [Note: Part (c) is a good way to check if you鈥檝e resolved your vector correctly.]

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(b) Vxis 鈥22.76 units and Vyis 9.85 units.

(c) The magnitude of Vis 24.8 units, and Vis oriented at an angle of 23.4with the negative X-axis.

Step by step solution

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Step 1. Understanding the rectangular components of a vector

Rectangular components of a vector are components in the direction of the sides of a rectangle when the vector itself represents the diagonal to the rectangle.

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Step 2. Given data and assumption

The magnitude of vector V,V=24.8units

Angle Vmakes with negative direction of X-axis,=23.4

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Step 3. Sketching vector V→

Vector Vcan be graphically represented, as shown below (at an angle =23.4, above the negative X-axis and having a length of 24.8 units.)

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Step 4. Finding rectangular components

The component of a vector along any direction can be determined by multiplying the magnitude of the vector with the cosine of the angle between vector and direction, along which we need to find the component.

Thus, the component of Valong the X-direction is

Vx=-Vcos=-24.8cos23.4=-22.76units.

(Vxis negative from the graph of V)

The component of Valong the Y-direction is

Vy=Vcos90-=24.8cos90-23.4=9.85units.

Thus, the values of Vxand Vyare -22.76units and 9.85 units, respectively.

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Step 5. Calculating orientation with respect to negative the X-axis 

The tangent function of angle is tan=VyVx.

Substituting the values,

=tan-1-9.8522.76=23.4.

Thus, vector Vis oriented at an angle of 23.4with respect to the negative direction of the X-axis.

The magnitude of Vis the square root of the sum of squares of its rectangular components. Thus,

V=Vx2+Vy2=22.762+9.852=24.8units

Thus, the magnitude of Vis equal to 24.8 units.

The magnitude concludes that the resolutions are correct as they give the same value as provided in the question.

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