Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 11 - Rolling, Torque, and Angular Momentum - Problems - Page 322: 25b

Answer

The angle between the direction of the two vectors is $~~90^{\circ}$

Work Step by Step

We can express the particle's position in unit-vector notation: $r = (3.0~m)~\hat{i}+ (4.0~m)~\hat{j}$ We can express the force in unit-vector notation: $F = (-8.0~N)~\hat{i}+(6.0~N)~\hat{j}$ We can find the angle between the two vectors: $cos~\theta = \frac{r\cdot F}{\vert r \vert \cdot \vert F \vert}$ $cos~\theta = \frac{(3.0)(-8.0)+(4.0)(6.0)}{\vert r \vert \cdot \vert F \vert}$ $cos~\theta = \frac{0}{\vert r \vert \cdot \vert F \vert}$ $cos~\theta = 0$ $\theta = 90^{\circ}$ The angle between the direction of the two vectors is $~~90^{\circ}$
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