Question

If the resultant r of 2 vectors is 48 centimeters north of east what are the x and y components of that vector?

Answer 1

Please proofread. That makes no sense. centimeters is distance, not angle.

Answer 2

It says if the resultant, r, of 2 vectors is 48 centimeters north of east, what is the x component of the vector and what is the y component.

Answer 3

I am sorry. That does not make sense to me.

Answer 4

as always, when measuring counterclockwise from the +x axis,
x = r cosθ
y = r sinθ

Answer 5

I’m confused because you usually are given the angle. If you go by the steps you put that gives 0 and 48 and that is not a correct answer choice.

Answer 6

I think it is a typo. You need both a length and an angle. In other words how far North of East :)

Answer 7

Try 45 degrees and see if that matches an answer.

Answer 8

The answer choices are 24, 50, 42, 36,21, and 16 and I need to know which one is x and which one is y.

Answer 9

It is a typo. 48 is given as your y component. The y component IS the distance North of East. I suspect they mean length of 48 cm at θ degrees North of East but forgot to give you θ