Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 11 - Rolling, Torque, and Angular Momentum - Problems - Page 322: 30d

Answer

The angle between the direction of the two vectors is $~~127^{\circ}$

Work Step by Step

We can express the object's velocity in unit-vector notation: $v = (-6.00~m/s)~\hat{i}+ (3.00~m/s)~\hat{j}+ (3.00~m)~\hat{k}$ We can express the force in unit-vector notation: $F = (6.00~N)~\hat{i}-(8.00~N)~\hat{j}+(4.00~N)~\hat{k}$ We can find the magnitude of $v$: $\vert v \vert = \sqrt{(-6.00~m/s)^2+(3.00~m/s)^2+(3.00~m/s)^2}$ $\vert v \vert = \sqrt{54.0}~m/s$ We can find the magnitude of $F$: $\vert F \vert = \sqrt{(6.00~N)^2+(-8.00~N)^2+(4.00~N)^2}$ $\vert F \vert = \sqrt{116}~N$ We can find the angle between the two vectors: $cos~\theta = \frac{v\cdot F}{\vert v \vert \cdot \vert F \vert}$ $cos~\theta = \frac{(-6.00)(6.00)+(3.00)(-8.00)+(3.00)(4.00)}{(\sqrt{54.0})~(\sqrt{116})}$ $cos~\theta = \frac{-36.0-24.0+12.0}{(\sqrt{54.0})~(\sqrt{116})}$ $cos~\theta = \frac{-48.0}{(\sqrt{54.0})~(\sqrt{116})}$ $cos~\theta = -0.6065$ $\theta = cos^{-1}~(-0.6065)$ $\theta = 127^{\circ}$ The angle between the direction of the two vectors is $~~127^{\circ}$
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