Ch 3 Flashcards
Vectors
has (+)magnitude and direction
(displacement is a fixed constant direction is not )
Equality of Vectors
if have the same magnitude and direction then they are equal
multiplication/ division of vector by a (+)
direction will not change but magnitude will (change in length)
multiplication/ division of vector by a (-)
direction will be opposite (flip)
ways to add vectors
tip to tail
cummatative
subtracting vectors
NOT commutative
order DOES matter
motion on a ramp
velocity and acceleration are dependant on the slope
Motion in 2D
-velocity vectors (green) point in same direction as displacement (blue)
2 ways velocity can change
-change in magnitude
-change in direction
complimentary angles in PM?
complimentary angles with same speed = ranges will be the same
45 degrees / same speed will get you the MAX range