Find the magnitude of A ⇀ + B ⇀ , where A ⇀ has a magnitude of 4 at 54 degrees and B ⇀ has a magnitude of 3 at 310 degrees.
4.38
5.16
7.01
5.22
Calculate the x and y components of A ⇀ using the formulas A x = ❘ A ❘ cos ⁡ ( ∠A ) and A y = ❘ A ❘ sin ⁡ ( ∠A ) . A ⇀ = ⟨ 4 ⁢ cos ⁡ ( 54 ⁢ ° ) , 4 ⁢ sin ⁡ ( 54 ⁢ ° ) ⟩
Calculate the x and y components of B ⇀ using the formulas B x = ❘ B ❘ cos ⁡ ( ∠B ) and B y = ❘ B ❘ sin ⁡ ( ∠B ) . B ⇀ = ⟨ 3 ⁢ cos ⁡ ( 310 ⁢ ° ) , 3 ⁢ sin ⁡ ( 310 ⁢ ° ) ⟩
Calculate the x and y components of the sum of vectors A and B .If S ⇀ = A ⇀ + B ⇀ , S x = A x + B x and S y = A y + B y .Vector sum: A ⇀ + B ⇀ = ⟨ 4 ⁢ cos ⁡ ( 54 ⁢ ° ) , 4 ⁢ sin ⁡ ( 54 ⁢ ° ) ⟩ + ⟨ 3 ⁢ cos ⁡ ( 310 ⁢ ° ) , 3 ⁢ sin ⁡ ( 310 ⁢ ° ) ⟩ A ⇀ + B ⇀ = ⟨ 4 ⁢ cos ⁡ ( 54 ⁢ ° ) + 3 ⁢ cos ⁡ ( 310 ⁢ ° ) , 4 ⁢ sin ⁡ ( 54 ⁢ ° ) + 3 ⁢ sin ⁡ ( 310 ⁢ ° ) ⟩
Calculate the magnitude of the sum of vectors A and B using the formula ❘ S ❘ = S x 2 + S y 2 .The magnitude of A ⇀ + B ⇀ is ( 4 ⁢ cos ⁡ ( 54 ⁢ ° ) + 3 ⁢ cos ⁡ ( 310 ⁢ ° ) ) 2 + ( 4 ⁢ sin ⁡ ( 54 ⁢ ° ) + 3 ⁢ sin ⁡ ( 310 ⁢ ° ) ) 2 = 4.38 .
Hence, the magnitude of A ⇀ + B ⇀ is 4.38 .