Precalculus (6th Edition)

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Chapter 8 - Application of Trigonometry - 8.4 Algebraically Defined Vectors and the Dot Product - 8.4 Exercises - Page 789: 14

Answer

$v_{x}\approx 16.71;$ $v_{y}\approx 19.91$

Work Step by Step

$v_{x}=\left| v\right| \cos \theta =26\times \cos 50\approx 16.71;$ $v_{y}=\left| v\right| \sin \theta =26\times \sin 50\approx 19.91$
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