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Vector Analysis in Motion Problems

1. The document reviews concepts related to right triangles, the Pythagorean theorem, unit circles, and vectors. 2. It provides an example problem about the relative velocity of a passenger on a ferry. Given the passenger's velocity relative to the ferry and relative to the water, the problem asks to find the velocity of the ferry relative to the water. 3. The problem is solved by using the definition of relative velocity and drawing diagrams to represent the velocities as vectors. The velocity of the ferry relative to the water is calculated to be 3.2 m/s at an angle of -33°.

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Vector Analysis in Motion Problems

1. The document reviews concepts related to right triangles, the Pythagorean theorem, unit circles, and vectors. 2. It provides an example problem about the relative velocity of a passenger on a ferry. Given the passenger's velocity relative to the ferry and relative to the water, the problem asks to find the velocity of the ferry relative to the water. 3. The problem is solved by using the definition of relative velocity and drawing diagrams to represent the velocities as vectors. The velocity of the ferry relative to the water is calculated to be 3.2 m/s at an angle of -33°.

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Chap. 3 Draw 2-d diagram. Review sin, cos, tan. Use a 3-4-5 right triangle. Review Pythagorean Theorem.

There are 2 ways to go from origin to oint !. Draw them. "# ress correctly as vectors. $# % $ cos &, $y % $ sin & . P't 4 'nits on #-a#is and 3 'nits on y-a#is. (in &% y)r % o )hy % 3)5 % *.+** &% sin-, -*.+. % 3+./0

!os & % ad1)hy % 4)5 % *.2** &% cos-, -*.2. % 3+./0 Tan & % o )ad1 % 3 % *.45* % 3+./0

Re eat this for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th 5'adrants. 6rite o't the 2 com onents. Review the idea of unit vectors. Disc'ss the 7tangent 5'ir89 on most calc'lators. $dding vectors: (how gra hically and analytically. !an ic8 ' a vector and move it as long as the magnit'de and direction are not changed.

v v v $+;=!
!om lete the arallelogram.

Disc'ss 'niform circ'lar motion.

Relative velocity:

v v v v $! = v $; + v ;!

P<=3=4+ $ assenger wal8s from one side of a ferry to the other as it a roaches a doc8. >f the assenger?s velocity is ,.5* m)s d'e north relative to the ferry, and 4.5* m)s at an angle of 3*.*0 west of north relative to the water, what are the direction and magnit'de of the ferry?s velocity relative to the water@ Aet?s 'se the following definitions:

v f % the velocity of the passenger relative to the ferry % -,.5* m)s.


commonly 'se the y-direction for north..

B y

-6e

v w % the velocity of the passenger relative to the water % -4.5* m)s. C


3*.*0 west of north. DmmmE.. let?s draw thatF

3*0 vw

vf " -+x) 6 --x)

GH, what is the ro<lem as8ing 's to find@ 6e want vfw, the velocity of the ferry relative to the water. Aet?s recall the reci e: vfw % vf I v w -(ame inside inde#es cancel o'tF. 6e have v f. Remem<er that to switch inde#es, we m'st m'lti ly <y --,.. (o, v f % - vf . 6e have v w -given.. Aet?s draw that diagram again, this time with vf F

3*0 vw

vf " -+x)

6e have to a x-direction:

ly the form'la twice J once for each direction, # and y.

v # = v # + v #w = * + -4.5* m)s. cos-,2*. % -2.25 m)s cos ( ,2* ) = sin ( 3* ) fw f y y y v = v + v w = -,.5* m)s. I-4.5* m)s. sin-,2*. % 2.4 m ) s fw f

sin ( ,2* ) = cos ( 3* ) 2 2 m m v = 2.25 + 2.4* = 3.2/ m s fw s s 2.4* m s = 4+.2 Remem<er the calc'lator glitchF = tan , m 2.25 s 6e have to add ,2* to the answer, <eca'se the calc'lator glitch only ret'rns val'es in the ,st and 4th 5'adrants. The real answer is ,33.

vf

v wKK

3*0

Lfw

This is the act'al vector that we 7moved9. " -+x)

KK;eca'se we drew the ict're, we 8new that the real answer sho'ld <e in the 2nd 5'adrant. $lso, remem<er that we can ic8 ' and 7move9 a vector as long as we don?t change it?s magnit'de or direction.

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