Vector components
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- Break a displacement into vector components
A boat sails 33.0 km at 55.0° north of west. What are the north and west components of its displacement?
- Use components of velocity for calculations
A plane that is taking off travels at 67.0 m/s at a 15.0° angle above the horizontal.
- How long does it take the plane to reach its cruising altitude of 12.0 km?
- If the plane is headed east, how far east has it travelled in this time?
- Add two 2D vectors using components
Solve the equation by breaking and into their x and y components.