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Topic 2 Extra Exercice PDF
Topic 2 Extra Exercice PDF
1. F1 and F2 are vectors shown below (N is a unit of force, it stands for Newton, not north)
F1 = 500N y
F2 = 300N
40o 50o
a) Add the vectors F1 and F2: F1+F2 = R1. Add graphically and numerically x
Numerical Addition (by components)
y
y
R2
50o
-F2 F1
F1 = 500N F2 = 300N
40o 50o 40o
x R2 x
2. Alex walks 0.40 km in a direction 60˚ west of north, then goes 0.50 km due west. Find the
displacement by adding the vectors mathematically.
x y N
Dx1 -0.346 0.2 Dx1 = 0.4km
x y N = 8km
4 6.93
= 7km
-6.06 3.5
C 3.76 -1.37 30o 60o
R 1.7 9.06
W 70o
E
C = 4km
S
R 2 Rx2 Ry2 1.7 2 9.062
R
Ry=9.06 R 85km
Ry 9.06
tan
Rx 1,7
79.4 o
Rx= 1.7
R = 85 km, 79.4o N of E
4. A car drives 60.0 miles directly north in one hour and then turns and drives 80.0 miles directly west in
one hour and 15 minutes.
Dx2 = 80mi N
a) What is the total distance the car drove? 140 mi
Ry 599
R 2 Rx2 Ry2 122 5992 tan
Rx 12
R 599.1m 89 o
S
The car then turns and drives for 400. m in a direction 65.0o north
of east.
R 2 REW
2
RNS
2
3742 2202
Dx
D xNS= 220m R 434m
RNS 220
tan
REW 374
30o
D xEW= 374m
vPG
vPA 2
vPG vPA
2
v AG
2
2002 302
vPG 202m / s
vAG
v PA 200
tan
v AG 30
81.5o NofW
8. A river flows north at 4.00 m/s (relative to the ground) (vWG). A boat aims east with a velocity of 6.00
m/s (relative to the water) (vBW) trying to cross the river.
a) What is the boat’s total velocity (vBG)?
N
2
vBG vBW
2
vWG
2
62 42
vWG vPG 7.2m / s
= 4 m/s
tan
vWG 4
E v BW 6
vBW = 6m/s
33.7 o NofE
b) if the river is 100. m wide, how long does it take the boat to get across the river?
Dx v x t vBGxt
Dx 100
t 16.7 s
vBGx 6
c) how far downstream does the boat end up