Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 1-11823-072-8
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Chapter 3 - Vectors - Problems - Page 58: 21a

Answer

$b_{x}=-70.0$ cm

Work Step by Step

Each dart represents a vector, and the sum of all of them represents ($-140\hat{i}-20.0\hat{j}$). Along the $x$ axis, we have ($30.0+b_{x}-20.0-80.0$) cm$=-140$ cm, ($b_{x}+70.0$) cm$=-140$ cm, $b_{x}=-70.0$ cm.
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