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8.1.2 Notes 9.30.15
8.1.2 Notes 9.30.15
8.1.2 Notes 9.30.15
1: Finding the Resultant (Parallelogram Method) September 30, 2015
Use the components to draw the vector
*Draw in the components
*Two Methods
1.) TiptoTail 2.) Parallelogram Method
a.) start at origin a.) start at origin
b.) draw horizontal component b.)draw 1st vector
c.) draw vertical component c.) draw 2nd vector
from the tail of 1st vector d.) make a parallelogram
d.) draw resultant e.) draw diagonal from the origin
Drawing Example:
v = 6 (North) and h = 12 (West)
TiptoTail Parallelogram Method
PreCalculus
Section 8.1: Finding the Resultant (Parallelogram Method) September 30, 2015
8.1: Resultant of 2 vectors
Review Facts:
I. Parallelogram
*opposite sides congruent
*opposite angles congruent
*angles on sameside are supplementary
II. Law of Sines will not find an obtuse angle
III. Law of Cosines use when you don't know a
side/angle pair (SAS or SSS).
IV. Direction degrees from positive xaxis to line
PreCalculus
Section 8.1: Finding the Resultant (Parallelogram Method) September 30, 2015
Parallelogram Method:
the resultant
Example. find a + b
a = 2.6 (128°) and b = 4 (45°)
PreCalculus