Questions:
Vectors: Resultant Vector
1. Two students are using ropes to pull on a heavy object, as shown in the diagram below.
a. Using your knowledge about right triangles, with how much force will the object move?
b. Solve for the angle of the object relative to the 500 N force, to the nearest degree. Use your knowledge about right triangles and show your work.
2. A person walks along a path from Point A to Point B, as shown below.
a. Draw a vector diagram that includes the resultant vector if the person walked straight from Point A to Point B.
b. Determine the direction and the straight -line distance that the person is from point A when she is at point B.