Essential University Physics: Volume 1 (4th Edition)

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Chapter 3 - Exercises and Problems - Page 50: 19

Answer

$135^{\circ},\space -45^{\circ}(315^{\circ})$

Work Step by Step

Please see the image first. Given that, $\space V_{y}=-V_{x}$; Let's plug known values from the image as follows. $Vsin\theta=-Vcos\theta$ $\frac{sin\theta}{cos\theta}=-1$ $tan\theta= -1$ $\theta=tan^{-1}(-1)$ If $tan\theta$ has a negative value we know that the angle is in the second or fourth quadrant. $tan\theta=-tan(45^{\circ})$ $tan\theta=tan(180^{\circ}-45^{\circ})\space or\space tan\theta=tan(360^{\circ}-45^{\circ})$ $tan\theta=tan(135^{\circ})\space or\space tan\theta=tan(-45^{\circ})$ So we can get $\theta=135^{\circ}\space or\space \theta=-45^{\circ}(315^{\circ})$
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