Vector A magnitude of 10.0 centimeters and makes an angle of 60.0 degrees with the orizontal axis. What are the magnitudes it's horizontal and vertical components ?

Answer :

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Horizontal component of vector A: 5.0 cm

Vertical component of vector A: 8.7 cm

Explanation:

The horizontal and vertical components of a vector on the cartesian plane are calculated as follow:

[tex]v_x = v cos \theta\\v_y = v sin \theta[/tex]

where

[tex]v_x[/tex] is the horizontal component

[tex]v_y[/tex] is the vertical component

v is the magnitude of the vector

[tex]\theta[/tex] is the angle between the direction of the vector and x-axis

In this problem, we have

v = 10.0 cm is the magnitude of vector A

[tex]\theta=60.0^{\circ}[/tex] is the angle of its direction with the x-axis

Applying the equations, we find

[tex]v_x = (10.0)(cos 60)=5.0 cm[/tex]

[tex]v_y = (10.0)(sin 60)=8.7 cm[/tex]

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