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Vectors and Force Calculations

1. The document discusses vectors and their applications in civil engineering. It provides examples of calculating the magnitude, direction, and other properties of vectors. 2. Examples include determining the magnitude of individual vectors, sums of vectors, unit vectors, direction cosines, dot and cross products, and angles between vectors. 3. Additional examples cover applications in forces, such as finding the components of forces, resultants of concurrent forces, and using vectors to calculate work done and moments.

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Vectors and Force Calculations

1. The document discusses vectors and their applications in civil engineering. It provides examples of calculating the magnitude, direction, and other properties of vectors. 2. Examples include determining the magnitude of individual vectors, sums of vectors, unit vectors, direction cosines, dot and cross products, and angles between vectors. 3. Additional examples cover applications in forces, such as finding the components of forces, resultants of concurrent forces, and using vectors to calculate work done and moments.

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UNIVERSITY OF CEBU-MAIN CAMPUS

CIVIL ENGINEERING REVIEW


VECTORS APPLICATION

VECTORS
SITUATION: Determine the magnitude of the following
vectors.

1. 𝐴 = 2𝑖 + 3𝑗 5. The magnitude of the resultant of A and B.


Ans. √13 Ans. √57

2. 𝐵 = 2𝑖 + 6𝑗 + 𝑘 6. The unit vector of the resultant of A and B.


Ans.√41 Ans. 〈0.927 − 0.265 − 0.265〉

3. 𝐶 = 〈2 7 1〉 7. The direction cosine of the resultant of A and B.


Ans. 3√6 Ans. 〈0.927 − 0.265 − 0.265〉

4. A + B 8. The dot product: 𝐴 ∙ 𝐵


Ans. 〈7 − 2 − 2〉 Ans.-31
9. The cross product: 𝐴 × 𝐵 13. A2
Ans. 〈−18 − 41 − 22〉 Ans. -31

10. The angle between vector A and vector B. 14. Find the area of the triangle whose vertices are P (2, -1, 3),
Ans.121.86 deg Q (1, 2, 4) and R (3, 1, 1)?
Ans. 4.743 [Link]

11. The angle that vector B makes with the y axis. 15. Find the area of the parallelogram if two sides are
Ans. 124.45 deg represented by vector 〈1 2 7〉 and 〈5 7 9〉.
Ans. 40.57 [Link]

16. Find the volume of the parallelepiped whose edges are


12. The angle that vector A makes with the z axis. represented by A = 2i – 3j + 4k, B = i + 2j – k and C = 3i – j +
Ans. 147.43 deg 2k?
Ans. 7 [Link]
17. If 𝐴 = 4𝑖 − 9𝑗 − 8𝑘 and 𝐵 = 〈𝑥 𝑥ଶ 𝑥ଷ 〉. If their dot product 21. What are the xyz-components of the resultant force?
is zero, determine the value of x. Ans. 〈142.19 36.20 62.12〉
Ans. x = 0.341 ; -1.1466 ; 0

18. A force of F = 3000 lb acts from A( 4, -2, 5) to B( 3, -5, 7).


Find the components of the force.
Answer. 〈−801.78 − 2405.35 1603.57〉

22. The magnitude of a force is 80 kN. The coordinate of the


tail is (0, 4, 3) and that of the tip is (9/2, 0, 3). What is the
moment of the force about the origin.
Ans. 〈159.45 139.38 − 239.57〉 ; 338.83 KN.m

19. The resultant of the concurrent forces has a magnitude of


1000 KN and acts trough the origin and the point (2, 3, 4).
What is the z component of the resultant force?
Ans. 742.78 KN

23. A constant force F acts from (3, -4, 5) to (6, 7, -1). If the
work done of moving a point from A (5, 6, -1) to B (6, 7, -4), is
2,980.417 N.m. Determine the magnitude of that force.
Ans. 1200 N

20. What is the resultant force?


Ans. 159.34 KN

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