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Given Solution: `a** STUDENT RESPONSE: x component of the vector = magnitude * cos of the angle y component of the vector = magnitude * sin of the angle To get the magnitude and angle from components: angle = arctan( y component / x component ); if the x component is less than 0 than we add 180 deg to the solution To get the magnitude we take the `sqrt of ( x component^2 + y component^2) ** &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Self-critique (if necessary): ok ------------------------------------------------ Self-critique rating:3 ********************************************* Question: `qExplain what we mean when we say that the effect of a force is completely equivalent to the effect of two forces equal to its components. YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY Your solution: If the force is completely equivalent to the effect of the two forces equal to its components the values would be equal but with opposite sign. confidence rating #$&*: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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Given Solution: `a** If one person pulls with the given force F in the given direction the effect is identical to what would happen if two people pulled, one in the x direction with force Fx and the other in the y direction with force Fy. ** &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Self-critique (if necessary): I misunderstood the question, but I do understand that if one person pulls with force F in a given direction that the effect would be identical to what would happen if 2 people pulled one in the x direction with force Fx and one in the y direction with force Fy ------------------------------------------------ Self-critique rating:3 ********************************************* Question: `qExplain how we can calculate the magnitude and direction of the velocity of a projectile at a given point. YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY Your solution: To find the magnitude at a given point we use the pythagorean theorem. What we do is construct a triangle using the given point and calculate the 2 sides of the triangle. Then we say magnitude = squareroot (x component ^2 + ycomponent ^2) confidence rating #$&*: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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Given Solution: `a** Using initial conditions and the equations of motion we can determine the x and y velocities vx and vy at a given point, using the usual procedures for projectiles. The magnitude of the velocity is sqrt(vx^2 + vy^2) and the angle with the pos x axis is arctan(vy / vx), plus 180 deg if x is negative. ** STUDENT QUESTION this says that there are the magnitude and the angle with respect to the positvie x aixs, I am not quite clear on this ar ethey added together? INSTRUCTOR RESPONSE If an object is thrown straight up in the air, its initial velocity is all in the vertical direction. Its angle as measured from the horizontal x axis is 90 degrees. It has no horizontal velocity; the horizontal component of its velocity is zero. In this case our calculations would verify the obvious: cos(90 deg) = 0, so the x component of the velocity is v_x = v cos(90 deg) = v * 0 = 0. sin(90 deg) = 1, so the y component of the velocity is v_y = v sin(90 deg) = v * 1 = v. If an object is thrown in the horizontal direction, its angle with the horizontal is 0 degrees. Its velocity is wholly in the horizontal direction. The vertical component of its velocity is zero. Our calculations again verify this: cos(0 deg) = 0, so the x component of this velocity is v_x = v cos(0 deg) = v * 0 = 0. sin(0 deg) = 1, so the y component of this velocity is v_y = v sin(0 deg) = v * 1 = v. Now if an object is thrown at some nonzero angle with horizontal, as it typically the case, the magnitudes of its velocity components are less than the magnitude of its velocity. For example an object thrown at angle 45 degrees, halfway between the direction of the x axis and that of the y axis, has equal x and y components. Our calculation verifies this cos(45 deg) = .71, approx., so the x component of this velocity is v_x = v cos(45 deg) = v * .71 = .71 v. sin(45 deg) = .71, so the y component of this velocity is v_y = v sin(45 deg) = v * .71 = .71 v. An object thrown at 30 degrees, closer to the direction of the x axis that to that of the y axis, has a velocity component in the x direction which is greater than that in the y direction. Our calculation will verify this: cos(30 deg) = .87, approx., so the x component of this velocity is v_x = v cos(30 deg) = v * .87 = .87 v. sin(30 deg) = .50, so the y component of this velocity is v_y = v sin(30 deg) = v * .50 = .50 v. &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Self-critique (if necessary): Ok, the explanation gave more detail than my answer and I do understand each part of the given solution. ------------------------------------------------ Self-critique rating:3 ********************************************* Question: `qExplain how we can calculate the initial velocities of a projectile in the horizontal and vertical directions given the magnitude and direction of the initial velocity. YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY Your solution: Given the magnitude and direction of initial velocity we can find the initial velocity in both the horizontal and vertical direction. The initial velocity in the horizontal direction would be v * cos angle and the initial velocity in the vertical direction would be v*sin angle confidence rating #$&*: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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Given Solution: `a** Initial vel in the x direction is v cos(theta), where v and theta are the magnitude and the angle with respect to the positive x axis. Initial vel in the y direction is v sin(theta). ** &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Self-critique (if necessary): I used the incorrect terminology but my ideas were correct I now know to use v sin(theta) and v cos (theta) when describing this situation. ------------------------------------------------ Self-critique rating:3 " Self-critique (if necessary): ------------------------------------------------ Self-critique rating: " Self-critique (if necessary): ------------------------------------------------ Self-critique rating: #*&!