Week
Student will: scalars vectors Distinguish between scalars and vectors Add subtract vectors Add and subtract vectors
Questions 1)How would you define scalar? 2)How is scalar different from a vector?
Example: Adding Vectors Tail-To-Tip Method
Example: Resultant Displacement Spider-man walks 9.0 m horizontally until he hits a wall. He then decides to climb up a building for 3.0 m. What is his resultant displacement?
Steps 1)Define Spider-man walks 9.0 m horizontally until he hits a wall. He then decides to climb up a building for 3.0 m. What is his resultant displacement?
Choose an equation: Rearrange the equation to isolate the unknown: 2)Plan Trig Review
Substitute the values into the equation and solve 3)Calculate
4)Evaluate Resultant displacement needs both value and direction. In this case, Spider-man’s resultant displacement is 9.5 meters and 18 ° above the horizontal. Warm-Up Video Answer
Example 80 °
Example 145 °
Example 290 °
Example: Directional Components Cyclops is lost in the woods but luckily knows where the X-Men mansion is. The mansion is located 53.0 m at an angle of ° of his current position. What are the x and y-component of his position?
Steps 1)Define Cyclops is lost in the woods but luckily knows where the X-Men mansion is. The mansion is located 53.0 m at an angle of ° of his current position. What are the x and y-component of his position?
Choose an equation or situation: Rearrange the equation to isolate the unknown: 2)Plan
Substitute the values into the equation and solve 3)Calculate
4)Evaluate The x-component is -35 km The y-component is 39.8 km