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Application of Vector Addition There are four concurrent cable forces acting on the bracket. How do you determine the resultant force acting on the bracket ?

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Scalars and Vectors

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Vector Operation
Scalar Multiplication y and Division
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Vector Addition

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Sine Law and Cosine Law

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Basic Trigonometry

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Example

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Resolution of a Vector
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Resolution of a vector is breaking up a vector into components. It is kind of like using the parallelogram law in reverse.

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Cartesian Vector Notation

We resolve vectors into components using the x and y axes system y Each component of the vector is shown as a magnitude and a direction. y The directions are based on the x and y axes. We use the unit vectors i and j to designate the x and y axes.
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Cartesian Notation
For example, y F = Fx i + Fy j or F' = F'x i + F'y j y The x and y axes are always perpendicular to each other. Together, they can be directed at any inclination.
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Addition of Several Vectors

Step 1: resolve each force y into its components Step 2: add all the x y components together and y add all the y components y together. These two totals y become the resultant vector. Step 3: find the magnitude y and angle of the resultant y vector.

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Illustration
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FR = F1 + F2 + F3 = F1xi + F1yj F2xi + F2yj + F3xi F3yj =(F1xF2x+F3x)i +(F1y+ F2yF3y)j = (FRx)i + (FRy)j

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Magnitude and Direction

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EXAMPLE 1

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