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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Describe the vector as an ordered pair. Round the coordinates to the nearest tenth. https://www.connexus.com/content/media/456845-2232011-22334-PM-418163281.png

OpenStudy (anonymous):

You can use Trigonometry.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

cos(103) = vertical/5

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Vertical component = cos(103)*5

OpenStudy (anonymous):

For horizontal component,

OpenStudy (anonymous):

cos(193) = horizontal component/5

OpenStudy (anonymous):

horizontal component = cos(193)*5

OpenStudy (anonymous):

So you get, -4.87i -1.12j

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Co-ordinate = (-4.9, -1.1)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so basically , cos a = a1/|a| where a is the angle measure anticlockwise from the positive y.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

cos b = b1/|b| where b is the measure anticlockwise from positive x

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