Question

A unit vector lies in the xy plane, at an angle of 137 degrees from the x axis, with a positive y component. What is the unit vector

Answer 1

Answer: ( -0.731,  0.682)

Step-by-step explanation:

The unit vector is defined as a vector that points in the same direction as our vector (137 degrees from the x-axis) and has a magnitude of 1.

Knowing the angle, is really simple to do it.

First, we know that for a radius R and an angle A, the rectangular coordinates can be written as:

x = R*cos(A)

y = R*sin(A)

And if we want that the magnitude/modulus of our vector to be 1, then R = 1, and we know that A = 137°

x = 1*cos(137°) = -0.731

y = 1*sin(137°) = 0.682

Then the unit vector is: ( -0.731,  0.682)