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PHY1010 Introductory Physics 20° /20
Tutorial Sheet 01
Vectors
01*. A displacement D of 100m from the origin at an angle of 37° above the x-axis is
the result of three successive displacements: d, of 100m along the negative x-axis,
d, of 200m at an angle of 150° auu.< the x-axis, and a displacement ds. Find d3.
(355m, 353.5°]
02*. Find the direction and magnitude of:
A 30m
(i) the vector sum A + B [10.22m, 145.16°] 3
(ii) the vector difference A - B, [49.56, 157°] and 20°
(iii) the vector difference B - A, [49.56m, 337°] B 20m
03*. A particle undergoes three successive displacements in a plane as follows:
4.0m southwest, 5.0m east, 6.0 m in a direction 60° north of east.
Choose the y-axis pointing north and the x-axis pointing east and find
i) The components of each displacement,
ii) The components of the resultant displacement, [5-1 7m, 2.37]
ili) The magnitude and direction of the resultant displacement,
[5.69m,24.63°] and
iv) Graphically show the approximate displacement of the particle.
04*, The resultant of two force vectors A and B has a magnitude of 150 N along the
y-axis. If the force vector B makes an angle of 60° with the positive x-axis, find the
magnitude of B and the direction of A, given that the x-component of A is equal to
-60 N. [120N, 142: 48°]
05*. When displacement B is added to displacement A the result is 2 displacement C
that has components Cy = -3.0cm, €, = +6.0cm, and ¢, = +4.0cm. Displacements A
and B are in the same direction, but the magnitude of A is only half that of B.
Find the components of A. [-1, 2, 4/3] 06. TI
ae three vectors A, B, and C are as shown. Find the magnitude and direction of
@ vector
D which wher added to these three vectors will give a zero resultant.
180m B
A210m
lida [73.36 m, 260.16°]
07**, A man pulls a box with a force of 70 N along the positive y-axis, while a boy
Pulls it with a force of 50 N, making an angle of 80° counter clock-wise with the
positive y-axis.
(i) In what direction should a second boy apply a force of 60 N so that the
box will move along the positive y-axis? Hint: two values are possible.
(ii) Find the magnitude and direction of the force that a second man should
apply so that the box does not move at all?
(i) [34.85°, 325.159], (ii) [-112.97 N, -44.39 N]
8** While exploring a cave, a person starts at the entrance and moves the following
successive distances. She goes 75.0 m north, 250 m east, 125 m at an angle 30.0°
north of west, and 150 m south. Find the resultant displacement from the cave
entrance. Draw a rough diagram. (R= 141.75" +(-123)" = 142.37]