+234 4) In a coordinate system, the magnitude of the x component of a vector
and , the angle between the vector and x-axis, are known. The
magnitude of the vector equals the x component
a. divided by the cosine of .
b. divided by the sine of .
c. multiplied by the cosine of .
d. multiplied by the sine of .
+234 My teacher posted the answer as (A) but I dont understand how he got that answer. Please help.
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4) In a coordinate system, the magnitude of the x component of a vector
and , the angle between the vector and x-axis, are known. The
magnitude of the vector equals the x component
a. divided by the cosine of .
b. divided by the sine of .
c. multiplied by the cosine of .
d. multiplied by the sine of .
+37146 The x component will be given by
magnitude * cos (theta) = x component
so
Magnitude = (x component) / (cos theta)
