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1.) Graphically break down the following force into its components.

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2.) Given that FA = 26.7 N in the direction: E 18.7o N, find FAX and FAY.

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3) An airplane flies at 760 km/h, W 20.0o S.

a) What is the north/south component of the plane's velocity?
b) What is the east/west component of the plane's velocity? S

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4.) Graphically add the following vectors.

a) A person walks at 2.0 m/s, east relative to a moving sidewalk that is going 3.0 m/s, east.

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4.) Graphically add the following vectors.

b) A person swims upstream at 1.0 m/s, south relative to a river going 3.0 m/s, north.

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5.) Algebraically add the following vectors to determine FRX and FRY. S
a) FAX = + 2.0 N , FAY = + 3.0 N
FBX = + 4.0 N , FBY = + 1.0 N

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6.) A 70 N, north force and a 40 N, east force both act on an object.

What is the magnitude and direction of the resultant force?

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7.) A canoe goes directly across a river at 3.5 m/s.

The water flows at 2.0 m/s and is 698 m across.
a) What is the resultant velocity of the boat?

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7.) A canoe goes directly across a river at 3.5 m/s.

The water flows at 2.0 m/s and is 698 m across.
a) What is the resultant velocity of the boat?
b) How long does it take the canoe to cross the river?
c) How far downstream is the canoe's landing point?
d) How long would it take the canoe to cross the river if there where no current?

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8.) Algebraically add the following vectors to determine FR.

a) FA = 16.0 N , 30.0o
FB = 14.0 N , 60.0o

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9.) A 75 km/h wind blows toward 137o, while a plane flys toward 216o at 235 km/h.
What is the resultant velocity of the plane?

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10.) A 74.9 kg toboggan is being pulled east at a constant velocity.

The frictional force is 38 N, while 41 N is exerted on the handle.
a) What angle does the handle make with the horizontal?
b) What is the normal force exerted on the toboggan?

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11.) A sign is hanging by two ropes. picture

Find its mass if each rope exerts 220 N at an angle of 42.0o from the horizontal.

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12.) A 389 N box sits on an inclined plane that makes a 40.0o with the horizontal.
Find the components of fg both parallel and perpendicular to the inclined plane.

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13.) Find the final velocity of a 23.0 kg box if it starts from rest and it slides freely
(with no applied forces) for 3.68 meters down an inclined plane that makes a
21.3o angle with the horizontal and the coefficient of friction is 0.234.

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