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PHY040
Winter 2023
Week 3 Tutorial Solution
Question 1
Vectors ⃗ B are shown. What is the magnitude of a vector ⃗
A and ⃗ C=⃗
C if ⃗ A-⃗
B?

Answer:

Ax = A. cos 60 = 40 × cos 60 = 20
Ay = A. sin 60 = 40 × sin 60 = 34.64
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Bx = B. cos 0 = 50 × cos 0 = 50
By = B. sin 0 = 0
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C =⃗
⃗ A-⃗
B = (20 i + 34.64 j) – (50 i + 0j) = -30 i + 34.64 j
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⃗| = √ C x 2+ C y 2 = √ (−30 )2 +34.64 2 = 45.825 ≈ 46
C = |C
Magnitude of ⃗

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Question 2
A = 12i^ – 16 ^j and ⃗
If ⃗ B = -24i^ + 10 ^j , what is the magnitude of the vector ⃗
C =2⃗
A-⃗
B?
Answer:
⃗
A = 12 i – 16 j
⃗
B = -24i + 10 j
C =2⃗
⃗ A-⃗ B
Magnitude of ⃗ C =?

C =2⃗
⃗ B = 2 × (12i^ – 16 ^j ) – (-24i^ + 10 ^j ¿ = [2×12 –(-24)] i + [2× (-16) – (10)]j = 48 i - 42j
A-⃗
⃗| = √ C x 2+ C y 2 = √ 482 + (−42 )2 = 63.78
C = |C
Magnitude of ⃗

Question 3
A = 12i^ – 16 ^j and ⃗
If ⃗ B = -24i^ + 10 ^j , what is the direction of the vector ⃗
C =2⃗
A-⃗
B?

Answer:
A = 12i^ – 16 ^j
⃗
B = -24i^ + 10 ^j
⃗
Direction of ⃗ C =?
⃗
C = Cx i + Cy j = (2Ax- Bx)i + (2Ay -By) j = [2*12 – (-24)] i + [2(-16) – 10] j = 48 i + (-42) j
tan θ = Cy/Cx  tan θ = -42/48 = -0.875  θ = tan -1 (-.875) = -41.2°

Question 4

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If vector ⃗ B, the result is -9i^ – 8 ^j . If B is subtracted from 𝐶, the result is 5𝒊+
C is added to vector ⃗
4𝒋 .What is the direction of ⃗
B (to the nearest degree)?
Answer:
⃗
C+⃗B =-9i^ – 8 ^j (1)
⃗ −⃗
C B= 5i^ + 4 ^j (2)
Direction of ⃗B=? So, I need Bx and By
We have 2 equations and 2 unknowns. If we multiply equation (2) into -1 we will have:
⃗
−C+ ⃗B = -5i^ - 4 ^j (3)
now if we add equation (1) to equation (3) and solve the equation we will have
2⃗
B = -14 i – 12 j  ⃗
B = -7 i -6 j
tan θ = By/Bx = -6/-7 = 0.857  θ = tan -1 (0.857) = 40.6 OR 220.6
If we note Bx and By , we see that both of them are negative. When x and y both are negative it
means that the vector is in 3rd. quarter, therefore we shoud say :
θ = 220.6 ≈ 221

Question 5
A vector ⃗ B = 6i^ – 8 ^j . The resultant vector is in the positive x direction and has a
A is added to ⃗
magnitude equal to ⃗
A . What is the magnitude of ⃗ A?

Answer:
(Ax i^ + Ay ^j ) + (6i^ – 8 ^j ) = Rx i^ + 0 ^j  (Ax + 6) i + (Ay – 8) j = Rx i^ + 0 ^j 
Ax + 6 = Rx *
Ay – 8 = 0  Ay = 8 **

√ R x2 + R y 2 = √ A x 2+ A y 2  √ R x2 +0 = √ A x 2+ A y 2  R x 2=A x 2+64 ***

Looking at * and ** and ***we will have:

(Ax+6)2 = Ax2+64  Ax2+12Ax + 36 = Ax2 + 64  12 Ax = 28  Ax = 2.33

Magnitude of A = √ A x 2+ A y 2= √ 2.33 2+8 2 = 8.3

Question 6

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The rectangular coordinates of a point are (5.00, y) and the polar coordinates of this point are (r,
67.4°).
a. What is the value of the polar coordinate r in this case?

Answer:
Px = 5.00 ; θ = 67.4°
x = r cos θ  5.00 = r cos 67.4  r = 13

b. In what quadrant are both the sine and tangent negative?

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