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OpenStudy (anonymous):

When a handball strikes a vertical wall, its velocity changes from 25 m/s [S15°E] to 30 m/s [S40°W]. Determine the handball’s change in velocity I got the change in velocity, but how do you get the angle?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@Algebraic!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

to get the angle you need to have a vector in I and J components and do arctan ( J/I )

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

find the change in each component.. eg x: xf -xi = - 30sin40 - 25sin15

OpenStudy (anonymous):

|dw:1349144361871:dw| @Tyler1992 , I did that and I got 2.3 degrees, but how do i know which direction it's heading. I took y component of the resultant and the resultant, did the arcosine and got 2.3 degrees. but i do not know the direction of the angle, how do i figure that out?

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