Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 9 - Section 9.1 - Vectors in Two Dimensions - 9.1 Exercises - Page 637: 45

Answer

Horizontal component $=3.9392$ Vertical component $=0.6944$ $\vec{v}=3.9392\vec{i}+0.6944\vec{j}$

Work Step by Step

$|\vec{v}|=4$ $,$ $\theta=10^{\circ}$ Multiply the magnitude of the vector $\vec{v}$ by the cosine of $\theta$ to obtain its horizontal component: Horizontal component $|\vec{v}|\cos\theta=4\cos10^{\circ}\approx4(0.9848)\approx3.9392$ Multiply the magnitude of the vector $\vec{v}$ by the sine of $\theta$ to obtain its vertical component: Vertical component $|\vec{v}|\sin\theta=4\sin10^{\circ}\approx4(0.1736)\approx0.6944$ Write the vector in terms of $\vec{i}$ and $\vec{j}$. Do so by adding the product between its horizontal component and $\vec{i}$ and the product between its vertical component and $\vec{j}$: $\vec{v}=3.9392\vec{i}+0.6944\vec{j}$
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