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Lesson Slides: Topic: 4.1 Forces and Equilibrium Lesson 1: Forces As Vectors

1) The document discusses describing vectors using magnitude and direction, including putting vector values into standard vector notation. 2) It also covers calculating the x and y components of individual vectors and using them to find the resultant vector and its magnitude and direction. 3) Examples are provided of describing individual force vectors and calculating the resultant of multiple vectors using their x and y components.

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Lesson Slides: Topic: 4.1 Forces and Equilibrium Lesson 1: Forces As Vectors

1) The document discusses describing vectors using magnitude and direction, including putting vector values into standard vector notation. 2) It also covers calculating the x and y components of individual vectors and using them to find the resultant vector and its magnitude and direction. 3) Examples are provided of describing individual force vectors and calculating the resultant of multiple vectors using their x and y components.

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Lesson slides

Topic: 4.1 Forces and Equilibrium


Lesson 1: Forces as Vectors

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Describing vectors

• How can we describe


a vector?
( )
−3
−2 ( )4
−3

( )
2
4

( )
5
0
Describing vectors

20N
( )
10 √ 3
10
𝑦

30o
𝑥
Describing vectors

𝑥
60o

𝑦
12N

( )
6
−6 √ 3

How will we put this value into the vector?


Describing vectors

F = 10N
𝑦
𝑥

25o

25o F
Resultant vectors

x components: A=
𝑦 12N
C
B = 8N
A C=
12N
30o 45o

𝑥
B
Resultant vectors

y components: A=
𝑦 10N
C
B = 8N
A C=
12N
30o 45o

𝑥
B
Resultant vectors

𝑅 𝑥 =− 6 √ 3+6 √ 2 𝑅 𝑦 =−3+6 √ 2
Magnitude of R: 𝑦
𝑅𝑦

𝑅𝑥 𝑥
B
Resultant vectors

𝑅 𝑥 =− 6 √ 3+6 √ 2 𝑅 𝑦 =−3+6 √ 2
Angle with the x axis: 𝑦
𝑅𝑦
𝜃
𝑅𝑥 𝑥
This shows a negative angle because it was
to the left of the y axis. So therefore B

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