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Cristian
Cristian asked in Science & MathematicsMathematics · 1 decade ago

Mathematical vectors help?

If a 14-unit vector makes an angle of 45 degrees with the horizontal, what are its horizontal and vertical components?

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  • TomV
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
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    ||V|| = 14

    Vx = 14cos45 = 14 * √2/2 = 7√2

    Vy = 14sin45 = 14 * √2/2 = 7√2

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  • YFD2010
    1 decade ago

    Horizontal = Vertical = magnitude*cos45 = magnitude*sin45.

    This is definitional stuff, and I suggest you learn how to handle it if passing the course is on your agenda.

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