Physics - Resolving Vectors
Resolving Vectors
This links to Physics - Combining VectorsA, since it’s like doing it in reverse.
What is resolving vectors?
Finding the horizontal and vertical component of a vector.
What are the components of a vector?
The horizontal and vertical vectors that are at right angles and combine to give the original vector.
What do the horizontal and vertical components of a vector look like?
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What is the formula for the vertical component of a vector $F$?
\[F _ y = F \sin \theta\]
What is the formula for $F _ y$ of vector $F$?
\[F _ y = F \sin \theta\]
What is the formula for the horizontal component of a vector $F$?
\[F _ x = F \cos \theta\]
What is the formula for $F _ x$ of vector $F$?
\[F _ x = F \cos \theta\]
If you’re moving through a force’s angle, you use?
\[F \cos \theta\]
If you’re moving away from a force’s angle, you use?
\[F \sin \theta\]