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Vectors in Trigonometry Practice Questions (page 2)

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1. (13.36,68.71)
2. (18.47, –23.64)
3. (–66, –17.9)
4. (–9.85,1.74)
5. (–50.53, –131.63)
6. length 12.37 at 14° south of west or 194°
7. length 7.28 at 74° or 16° east of north
8. length 24.7 at 21.4° south of east or 338.6°
9. length 239.6 at 29.8° north of west or 150.2°
10. length 3.709 at 31.3° east of south or 301.3°
11. 150 · cos(20°) ≈ 141 lbs.
12. 80 · cos(5°) ≈ 79.7 Ibs.
13. 200 · cos(60°) ≈ 100 lbs.
14. 180 · cos(37°) ≈ 144 lbs.
15. 130 · cos(8.6°) ≈ 128.5 lbs.
16. 100 · cos(75°) ≈ 25.9 Ibs.
17. 200 · cos(72°) ≈ 61.8 Ibs.
18. 40 · cos(48°) ≈ 26.8 Ibs.
19. 1,000 · cos(85°) ≈ 87 lbs.
20. 100 · cos(3°) ≈ 99.9 lbs.
21. 68.6 meters from the starting point, heading about 27° west of north
22. about 35.9 miles
23. She is about 10° south of west from where she started, so she should head 10° north of east to go back.
24. The car is about 40 miles from where it started, in the direction that is 8.5° north of east.
25. It is being pulled with about 293 pounds of force in a direction about 10° from the person pulling with 180 pounds of force.
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