Question

Find the components of a vector u with magnitude 10 and direction angle theta=54 degrees.

Answer 1

FOR X COMPONENT
Ax=Acosx
where x is angle

for Y COMPONENT
Ay=Asinx

Answer 2

So there will be two equations. One to find the Y value and one for the X value.

Answer 3

Yes and these two values are called components.

Answer 4

Okay, lemme throw those numbers into a calculator...

Answer 5

they're both .5 which isn't anywhere near the right answer...is there another step?

Answer 6

whats the answer of x component?

Answer 7

0.58778525229

Answer 8

and what you are getting?

Answer 9

thats what I'm getting...did i miss a step?

Answer 10

Whats answer in your book?

Answer 11

Oh sorry, \[u _{x}=5.9\]

Answer 12

whatss up?

Answer 13

and \[u _{y}=\]

Answer 14

8.1

Answer 15

math processing error?

Answer 16

I'll go get a different calculator but i dont think so. Give me a second.

Answer 17

I still get the same answer.

Answer 18

the answer i am getting for x component is 5.87 and
for y component is 8.09

Answer 19

I must be missing a step.

Answer 20

may be you don't multiply 10.

Answer 21

which is A=10

Answer 22

yeah missed that part. :) lol well that fixes all the numbers nicely.

Answer 23

:D sweet, glad it was such a simple fix. Thanks a lot for your help!

Answer 24

did you get answer?

Answer 25

Yup.

Answer 26

You are welcome always!