Find the image position for a picture placed 3.0 cm outside the focal point of a converging lens with a 4.0 cm focal length. a.
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Answer:
magnitude: 21.6; direction: 33.7 degrees
Explanation:
When we multiply a vector by a scalar, we have to multiply each component of the vector by the scalar number. In this case, we have
vector: (-3,-2)
Scalar: -6
so the vector multiplied by the scalar will have components
The magnitude is given by Pythagorean's theorem:
and the direction is given by the arctan of the ratio between the y-component and the x-component: