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Chapter 3-Practise Problem and Solution Guidelines

Chapter 3 provides problem-solving guidelines and solutions for specific practice problems. It includes calculations for vertical and horizontal components of motion, distance to rocks, and vector magnitudes and directions. The chapter emphasizes the application of trigonometric functions and vector addition in solving physics problems.

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Chapter 3-Practise Problem and Solution Guidelines

Chapter 3 provides problem-solving guidelines and solutions for specific practice problems. It includes calculations for vertical and horizontal components of motion, distance to rocks, and vector magnitudes and directions. The chapter emphasizes the application of trigonometric functions and vector addition in solving physics problems.

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Chapter 3-Problem and solution guidelines

Book Chapters to study Practice Problems

3: 17, 10, 31,

Chapter 3
Solutions for chapter 3
17.

Get the vertical and horizontal components as follows:

ry r sin
= = θ (150 m ) sin ( 20.0
= °) 51 m
is the depth of the whale

=rx r cos
= θ (150 m ) cos ( 20.0
= °) 140=
m 0.14 km

is the distance travelled horizontally by the Whale.


10.

( 49 − 14 ft ) ( 35 ft )
tan
= 30° ⇒ L
= = 61 ft
L tan 30° which is the distance L

L 19 ft =−
To find the distance to the rocks d =− 61 19 ft =42 ft

31.
y

2.0 m 5.0 m x
O
2.0 m
 −2.0 m 
θ A tan −1 
= =  –22°
 5.0 m  direction of vector A
Magnitude of vector A

( 5.0 m ) + ( −=
2.0 m )
2 2
=A 5.4 m

Direction of vector B

 5.0 m 
θB = tan −1   = −68° + 180° = 110°
 –2.0 m 

Magnitude of vector B

( −2.0 m ) + ( 5.0 m ) =
2 2
B= 5.4 m
 
A+B
= ( 5.0 − 2.0 m ) xˆ + ( −2.0 + 5.0 m )=
yˆ ( 3.0 m ) xˆ + ( 3.0 m ) yˆ
 
A+B:
 
Find the direction of A + B from its components:

 3.0 m 
θ A +=

B
tan −1  = 45°
 3.0 m 
 
Find the magnitude of A + B :
 
A+B
= ( 3.0 m )2 + ( 3.0=
m)
2
4.2 m

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