Trigonometry (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321671775
ISBN 13: 978-0-32167-177-6

Chapter 7 - Applications of Trigonometry and Vectors - Section 7.4 Vectors, Operations, and the Dot Product - 7.4 Exercises - Page 329: 38

Answer

$17,20$

Work Step by Step

The formulas for horizontal component $x$ and vertical component $y$ of a vector $\textbf{v}$ having magnitude $|\textbf{v}|$ and direction angle $\theta$ are: $x=|\textbf{v}|\cos\theta$ and $y=|\textbf{v}|\sin\theta$ Substituting the values of $|\textbf{v}|=26$ and $\theta=50^{\circ}$ in the formulas above, $x=26\cos50^{\circ}\approx17$ $y=26\sin50^{\circ}\approx20$ Therefore, $|\textbf{v}|=\langle 17,20 \rangle$
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