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Vector and Vector Resolution

Vector and Vector Resolution. Scalar. Vector. Vectors. Vector Addition. VECTOR ADDITION – If 2 similar vectors point in the SAME direction, add them. Example: A man walks 54.5 meters east, then another 30 meters east. Calculate his displacement relative to where he started.

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Vector and Vector Resolution

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  1. Vector and Vector Resolution

  2. Scalar

  3. Vector

  4. Vectors

  5. Vector Addition • VECTOR ADDITION – If 2 similar vectors point in the SAME direction, add them. • Example: A man walks 54.5 meters east, then another 30 meters east. Calculate his displacement relative to where he started.

  6. Vector Subtraction • VECTOR SUBTRACTION - If 2 vectors are going in opposite directions, you SUBTRACT. • Example: A man walks 54.5 meters east, then 30 meters west. Calculate his displacement relative to where he started.

  7. More Examples

  8. Vectors Are Typically Drawn to Scale

  9. So How Do We Add These?

  10. Pythagorean Theorem

  11. Example

  12. Resultant and Components • Resultant - The “result” from adding or subtracting vectors. • Components- The legs of the triangle or the parts that make up the resultant.

  13. Adding Vectors that are at different angles • Head to Tail Method – easiest method to use to add vectors; always add vectors “head to tail” • Parallelogram Method- another way to add vectors • Graphical Method- another way to add vectors; involves drawing to scale and measuring

  14. Example • Eric leaves the base camp and hikes 11 km, north and then hikes 11 km east. Determine Eric's resulting displacement.

  15. Parallelogram method

  16. Graphical Method

  17. The order does not matter! • Same three vectors added in a different order. • Same resultant

  18. Animation

  19. Resultants

  20. Tail Wind

  21. Head Wind

  22. Cross Wind

  23. To calculate velocity • (100 km/hr)2 + (25 km/hr)2 = R2 • 10000 km2/hr2 + 625 km2/hr2 = R2 • 10625 km2/hr2 = R2 • SQRT(10 625 km2/hr2) = R • 103.1 km/hr = R

  24. Vectors include direction! • Therefore anytime we are dealing with a direction we must give direction. If it is not due north, south, east, or west, an angle must also be given. • tan q= (opposite/adjacent) • tan q= (25/100) • q= inverse tan (25/100) • q= 14.0 degrees

  25. Direction should be given from one of the cardinal directions on the earth.

  26. Animation

  27. Example • A boat moves with a velocity of 15 m/s, N in a river which flows with a velocity of 8.0 m/s, west. Calculate the boat's resultant velocity with respect to due north.

  28. Sometimes we need to find the components of a vector • Vector resolution is the process of breaking down one vector into its parts called components. • Components are two vectors added together which give the resultant. • When asked or necessary, you will need to find the values of both components. • These are generally given from a cardinal direction on the earth (N,S, E, W) or horizontal or vertical.

  29. Example • A plane moves with a velocity of 63.5 m/s at 32 degrees South of East. Calculate the plane's horizontal and vertical velocity components.

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