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A rubber band has no tension until it reaches a length of 7.5 cm. Beyond that length its tension increases by .7 Newtons for every additional centimeter of length.

• What will be its tension if its endpoints are at the points (5 cm, 9 cm) and (10 cm, 17 cm) as measured on an x-y coordinate system?

answer/question/discussion: ->->->->->->->->->->->-> :

5 cm; 8 cm.

C = [sqrt] 5^2 + 8^2

C = 9.4 cm

9.4 cm – 7.5 cm = 1.5 cm

0.7 N * 1.9 cm = 1.33 N

Good. Consider the following:

0.7 N / cm * 1.9 cm = 1.33 N.

Let me know if you have a question about the meaning and usefulness of that N / cm unit. Your original calculation was N * cm, which would give you N * cm.

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• What is the vector from the first point to the second?

answer/question/discussion: ->->->->->->->->->->->-> :

x = 5 cm

y = 8 cm

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• What is the magnitude of this vector?

answer/question/discussion: ->->->->->->->->->->->-> :

C = 9.4 cm

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• What vector do you get when you divide this vector by its magnitude? (Specify the x and y components of the resulting vector).

answer/question/discussion: ->->->->->->->->->->->-> :

5 cm / 9.4 cm = 0.53

8 cm / 9.4 cm = 0.85

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• The new vector should have magnitude 1. When you divide a vector by its magnitude the result is a vector with magnitude 1. We call a vector of magnitude 1 a unit vector. What vector do you get when you multiply this new vector (i.e., the unit vector) by the tension?

answer/question/discussion: ->->->->->->->->->->->-> :

1.3 N * 0.53 = 0.69 N

1.3 N * 0.85 = 1.1 N

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• What are the x and y components of the new vector?

answer/question/discussion: ->->->->->->->->->->->-> :

x = 0.69, y = 1.1

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This new vector is called the tension vector. It is a force vector which represents the tension. A force vector can be specified by its components, or equivalently by its magnitude and direction.

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