Algebra and Trigonometry 10th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 9781337271172
ISBN 13: 978-1-33727-117-2

Chapter 8 - Review Exercises - Page 617: 59

Answer

$||v||=\sqrt {41}$ $θ=51.34°$

Work Step by Step

$v=ai+bj=5i+4j~~$ ($a\gt0$ and $b\gt0~→~Quadrant~I$) $||v||=\sqrt {v·v}=\sqrt {(5i+4j)·(5i+4j)}=\sqrt {5^2+4^2}=\sqrt {25+16}=\sqrt {41}$ $tan~θ=\frac{b}{a}=\frac{5}{4}$ $θ=arctan(\frac{5}{4})\approx51.34°$
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