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Question: `q001. Sketch the points (2,3) and (9,14) on a set of coordinate axes. Give the x and the y displacements from (2,3) to (9,14).

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Your solution:

The x displacement is 7, because 9 - 2 = 7. The y displacement is 11, because 14 - 3 = 11. The arrow is drawn from the initial point (2,3) to the terminal point (9,14).

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Given Solution:

`aAs shown in Figure 75, the x displacement is from 2 to 9, a displacement of 9 - 2 = 7, while the y displacement is from 3 to 14, a displacement of 14 - 3 = 11. The arrows represent the direction of the displacements, from the initial point (2, 3) to the terminal point (9, 14).

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Question: `q002. In the preceding example we saw that the x and y displacement from from (2,3) to (9,14) are 9-2 = 7 and 14-3 = 11. Sketch an arrow which originates at (2,3) and terminates at (9,14), with the point of the arrow at the terminating end. If we were to sketch a geometrically similar arrow, having the same slope, orientation and length as the preceding, but starting at the point (-2, 5) at what point would the arrow terminate? Note that we can and should really incorporate information from the physics introductory problems.

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Your solution:

In the graph, the x will be displaced 7 units to the right and 11 units up. The arrow will be pointing from the terminating end (9, 14).

Sketching a similar arrow with the same slope, orientation and length as the preceding arrow that starts at point (-2, 5) would terminate at point (5, 16). The x and y displacements are the same. x displacement is 7 and y displacement is 9. From the initial point (-2, 5) -2 + 7 = 5 and 5 + 11 = 16.

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Given Solution:

`aOriginating at (-2,5) the arrow will displace 7 units in the x direction and 11 units in the y direction. Starting at x = -2 the arrow will displace 7 units in the x direction to end up at x = -2 + 7 = 5. Starting at y = 5 the arrow will displace 11 units in the y direction and end up at y = 5 + 11 = 16. The arrow therefore originates at (2,-5) and terminates at (5, 16).

If we sketch the same arrow starting from the point (-2, 5) then it will again displace 7 units in the x direction, ending up at x = -2 + 7 = 5, and 11 units in the y direction, ending up at y = 5 + 11 = 16. As shown in Figure 58 the arrow terminates at the point (5, 16).

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Question: `q003. We say that the displacement of 7 units in the x direction and 11 units in the y direction is a vector, represented by the arrows used in the preceding problems and denoted using 'pointy braces' as < 7, 11 >. If we apply this vector, starting this time at the origin, at what point do we end up?

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Your solution:

The vector would terminate at (7,11) if it started at the origin (0,0).

0 + the x displacement of 7 = 7

0 + the y displacement of 11 = 11

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Given Solution:

As shown in Figure 40 this vector takes us from the origin (0,0) to the point (7, 11).

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Question: `q004. If we start from the terminal point of the vector in the preceding exercise and sketch a new vector having x displacement 3 and y displacement -8, at what point do we end up? Sketch the arrows representing these two vectors, the first running from (0,0) to (7,11) and the second from that point to its terminal point.

Now sketch a vector from directly from (0,0) to the terminal point of the second vector.

How can the x displacement of this new vector be calculated from the x displacements of the first two vectors? Answer the same question for the y coordinates.

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Your solution:

Initial poit (7,11) with x displacement 3 and y displacement -8 would terminate at (10, 3). 7 + 3 = 10, 11 + (-8) = 3

The resultant vector is the sum of the x displacements 7 and 3, and the y displacements 11 and -3 which would give you (10, 3). The sketch of the vector from (0, 0) to terminal point of second vector (3, -8) would create a triangle with the other two vectors.

The x displacements of the new vector can be found by adding the x displacements from the original two vectors, and the same with the y displacements.

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Given Solution:

`aAs shown in figure 11, the second vector runs from (7, 11) to (7 + 3, 11 + (-8) ) = (10, 3).

The vector from the initial point of the first vector to the terminal point of the second therefore runs from (0, 0) to (10, 3), as shown in Figure 72.

It should be clear from the calculations done above and from the sketches that the x displacement of the new vector is calculated by adding the x displacements of the original two vectors, and that the same strategy works for the y displacements.

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Question: `q005. In what sense can we say that the vector <10,3> is the sum of the two vectors <7, 11> and <3, -8>?

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Your solution:

The new vector <10, 3> is the sum of the two vectors because x displacements 7 + 3 = 10 and y dispacements 11 + (-8) = 3 which is vector <10, 3>

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Given Solution:

`aThe x coordinate of the new vector to is 10, which is the sum 7 + 3 of the x coordinates of the two vectors. The y coordinate of the new vector is 3, the sum 11 + (-8) of the y coordinate of the two vectors. In this respect it is the sum.

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Question: `q006. Access the site

http://vhmthphy.vhcc.edu/ph1introsets/default.htm

and choose Set 5, Vectors. Click in turn on Problems 1 - 9 and see if you can solve these problems. Solutions are given and are generalized and many are accompanied by figures. If you can't immediately solve them, study the solutions and learn to solve them. Explain the solution to the first problem.

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Your solution:

The sin and cos of an angle are the ratios between the y component of the vector and its length, and between the x component and the length

8cos(53 degrees) = 4.81 which is the x component

8sin(53 degrees) = 6.39 which is the y component

I don't understant what it means by ""The vector is completely equivalent in its effect to the combined effect of its x and y components."" That makes me think that the x and y componets are supposed to add up to the force vector of length 8, which is not the case.

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Given Solution:

`aIn case clarification is needed, displacement is just movement through a distance and in a certain direction. The vector (3, -8) of the preceding problem (and figur 72) corresponds to a displacement of 3 units in the x direction and -8 units in the y direction.

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Given Solution:

`aThis completes this q_a_. Click once more for a message on completing the remainder of this assignment.

Complete Assignment 9, including Class Notes, text problems and Web-based problems as specified on the Assts page.

When you have completed the entire assignment run the Query program. Submit SEND files from Query and q_a_.

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001. Radian measure and the unit circle.

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Your solution:

I don't know where to access this or if we are even supposed to complete this assignment (Assignment 9). Also I do know that most of the questions required graphs and because I could not sketch that on the document I did draw them out on paper if you would like those too.

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Given Solution:

`aGoals for this Assignment include but are not limited to the following:

1. Know the definition of the radian.

2. Relate coordinate positions on the unit circle to angular displacement and to arc displacement.

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Radian - a unit of angle, equal to an angle at the center of a circle whose arc is equal in length to the radius

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