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Vector Calculations and Problems Guide

The document presents a series of vector-related problems, including calculating angles between vectors, vector products, and resultant displacements. It involves practical applications such as a ship's navigation and a person's walking pattern. Each problem requires the application of vector principles to find magnitudes and directions.

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Vector Calculations and Problems Guide

The document presents a series of vector-related problems, including calculating angles between vectors, vector products, and resultant displacements. It involves practical applications such as a ship's navigation and a person's walking pattern. Each problem requires the application of vector principles to find magnitudes and directions.

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Vector

Problem 1. What is the angle between a = 3i- 4j and b=-2i+3k?


Problem 2. Vector a lies in the xy plane, has a magnitude of 18 units, and points in a direction
250° from the positive direction of the x axis. Also, vector b has a magnitude of 12 units and
points in the positive direction of the z axis. What is the vector product c= a cross b?
Problem 3. If a = 3i-4j and b=-2i+3k, what is c=a x b?
Problem 4. A ship sets out to sail to a point 120 km due north. An unexpected storm blows the
ship to a point 100 km due east of its starting point. (a) How far and (b) in what direction must it
now sail to reach its original destination?
Problem 5. Consider two displacements, one of magnitude 3m and another of magnitude 4m.
Show, how the displacement vectors may be combined to get a resultant displacement of
magnitude a. 7m b.1m c.5m.
Problem 6. A person walks in the following pattern: 3.1 km north, then 2.4 km west, and finally
5.2 km south. (a) Sketch the vector diagram that represents this motion. (b) How far and (c) in
what direction would a bird fly in a straight line from the same starting point to the same final
point?
Problem 7. If B is added to C=3i+4j, the result is a vector in the positive direction of the y axis,
with a magnitude equal to that of C. What is the magnitude of B ?

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