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Unit 3 Vectors and Motion in Two Dimensions What is a vector • A vector is a graphical representation of a mathematical concept • Every vector has 2 specific quantities ▫ Magnitude length ▫ Direction angle Vector Notation A • When handwritten, use an arrow: • When printed, will be in bold print: A • When dealing with just the magnitude of a vector in print, an italic letter will be used: A Why Vectors • The reason for this introduction to vectors is that many concepts in science, for example, displacement, velocity, force, acceleration, have a size or magnitude, but also they have associated with them the idea of a direction. And it is obviously more convenient to represent both quantities by just one symbol. That symbol is the vector. How do we draw it? • Graphically, a vector is represented by an arrow, defining the direction, and the length of the arrow defines the vector's magnitude. This is shown above. If we denote one end of the arrow by the origin O and the tip of the arrow by Q. Then the vector may be represented algebraically by OQ. Equal Vectors • Two vectors, A and B are equal if they have the same magnitude and direction, regardless of whether they have the same initial points, as shown in Opposite Vectors • A vector having the same magnitude as A but in the opposite direction to A is denoted by -A , as shown to the right Properties of Vectors • Equality of Two Vectors ▫ Two vectors are equal if they have the same magnitude and the same direction • Movement of vectors in a diagram ▫ Any vector can be moved parallel to itself without being affected More Properties of Vectors • Resultant Vector ▫ The resultant vector is the sum of a given set of vectors • Equilibrium Vectors ▫ Two vectors are in Equilibrium if they have the same magnitude but are 180° apart (opposite directions) A = -B Adding Vectors • When adding vectors, their directions must be taken into account • Units must be the same • Graphical Methods ▫ Use scale drawings • Algebraic Methods ▫ More convenient Graphically Adding Vectors, cont. • Continue drawing the vectors “tip-to-tail” • The resultant is drawn from the origin of A to the end of the last vector • Measure the length of R and its angle Graphically Adding Vectors, cont. • When you have many vectors, just keep repeating the process until all are included • The resultant is still drawn from the origin of the first vector to the end of the last vector Notes about Vector Addition • Vectors obey the Commutative Law of Addition ▫ The order in which the vectors are added doesn’t affect the result SOH CAH TOA Opp sin( ) Hyp Adj cos( ) Hyp Opp tan( ) Adj Solve Vbr= 10m/s Vrc=3m/s What is Vbc? Solve Vbr= 10m/s Vrc=3m/s What is theta have to be for the boat to go straight across? How far does each of these cars travel? What is the height What is the angle this truck is on? What is b? What is theta? What is phi? What is theta and phi? Trigonometry Review opposite side sin hypotenuse adjacent side cos hypotenuse opposite side tan adjacent side sin Components of a Vector • A component is a part • It is useful to use rectangular components ▫ These are the projections of the vector along the xand y-axes Components of a Vector, cont. • The x-component of a vector is the projection along the x-axis Ax A cos • The y-component of a vector is the projection along the y-axis A y A sin • Then, A Ax Ay More About Components of a Vector • The previous equations are valid only if θ is measured with respect to the x-axis • The components can be positive or negative and will have the same units as the original vector • The components are the legs of the right triangle whose hypotenuse is A A A A 2 x 2 y and tan 1 Ay A xthe positive x▫ May still have to find θ with respect to axis Vector Notation • Vector notation allows us to treat the components separate in an equation. Just like you wouldn’t add together 3x+4y because they are different variables. • The coordinates (a,b,c) it can be expressed as the sum of three vectors aî +bĵ +c Multiplying or Dividing a Vector by a Scalar • The result of the multiplication or division is a vector • The magnitude of the vector is multiplied or divided by the scalar • If the scalar is positive, the direction of the result is the same as of the original vector • If the scalar is negative, the direction of the result is opposite that of the original vector Adding Vectors Algebraically • Convert to polar coordinates if not already in Cartesian coordinates and sketch the vectors • Find the x- and y-components of all the vectors • Add all the x-components ▫ This gives Rx: Rx v x Adding Vectors Algebraically, cont. • Add all the y-components ▫ This gives Ry: Ry v y • Use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the magnitude of the Resultant: R R 2x R 2y • Use the inverse tangent function to find the direction of R: tan 1 Ry Rx Examples Examples 2-D Motion Ways an Object Might Accelerate • The magnitude of the velocity (the speed) can change • The direction of the velocity can change ▫ Even though the magnitude is constant • Both the magnitude and the direction can change Projectile Motion • An object may move in both the x and y directions simultaneously ▫ It moves in two dimensions • The form of two dimensional motion we will deal with is called projectile motion Assumptions of Projectile Motion • We may ignore air friction • We may ignore the rotation of the earth • With these assumptions, an object in projectile motion will follow a parabolic path Rules of Projectile Motion • The x- and y-directions of motion can be treated independently • The x-direction is uniform motion ▫ ax = 0 • The y-direction is free fall ▫ ay = -g • The initial velocity can be broken down into its x- and y-components Projectile Motion Projectile Motion at Various Initial Angles • Complementary values of the initial angle result in the same range ▫ The heights will be different • The maximum range occurs at a projection angle of 45o Some Variations of Projectile Motion • An object may be fired horizontally • The initial velocity is all in the x-direction ▫ vo = vx and vy = 0 • All the general rules of projectile motion apply Non-Symmetrical Projectile Motion • Follow the general rules for projectile motion • Break the ydirection into parts ▫ up and down ▫ symmetrical back to initial height and then the rest of the height Explain what you could do to solve this problem Explain what you could do to solve this problem Explain what you could do to solve this problem Explain what you could do to solve this problem Velocity of the Projectile • The velocity of the projectile at any point of its motion is the vector sum of its x and y components at that point v v v 2 x 2 y and tan 1 vy vx Relative Velocity • Relative velocity is about relating the measurements of two different observers • It may be useful to use a moving frame of reference instead of a stationary one • It is important to specify the frame of reference, since the motion may be different in different frames of reference • There are no specific equations to learn to solve relative velocity problems Relative Velocity Notation • The pattern of subscripts can be useful in solving relative velocity problems • Assume the following notation: ▫ E is an observer, stationary with respect to the earth ▫ A and B are two moving cars Relative Position Equations • • • • r AE position of car A as measured by E is the is the position of car B as measured by E is rthe BE position of car A as measured by car B rAB rAB rAE rEB Relative Position • The position of car A relative to car B is given by the vector subtraction equation Relative Velocity Equations • The rate of change of the displacements gives the relationship for the velocities v AB v AE v EB Problem-Solving Strategy: Relative Velocity • Label all the objects with a descriptive letter • Look for phrases such as “velocity of A relative to B” ▫ Write the velocity variables with appropriate notation ▫ If there is something not explicitly noted as being relative to something else, it is probably relative to the earth Problem-Solving Strategy: Relative Velocity, cont • Take the velocities and put them into an equation ▫ Keep the subscripts in an order analogous to the standard equation • Solve for the unknown(s) Problem • If I fire a cannon ball at 150 m/s at 30 degrees how far does it go? What if it is fired at 60 degrees? How high does it go at 30? 60? How long is it in the air at 30? 60? What angle would make it go the farthest?