Answer:
a. The horizontal component of acceleration a₁ = 0.68 m/s²
The vertical component of acceleration a₂ = -0.11 m/s²
b. -9.19° = 350.81° from the the positive x-axis
Explanation:
The initial velocity v₁ of the fish is v₁ = 4.00i + 1.00j m/s. Its final velocity after accelerating for t = 19.0 s is v₂ = 17.0i - 1.00j m/s
a. The acceleration a = (v₂ - v₁)/t = [17.0i - 1.00j - (4.00i + 1.00j)]/19 = [(17.0 -4.0)i - (-1.0 -1.0)j]/19 = (13.0i - 2.0j)/19 = 0.68i - 0.11j m/s²
The horizontal component of acceleration a₁ = 0.68 m/s²
The vertical component of acceleration a₂ = -0.11 m/s²
b. The direction of the acceleration relative to the unit vector i,
tanθ = a₂/a₁ = -0.11/0.68 = -0.1618
θ = tan⁻¹(-0.1618) = -9.19° ⇒ 360 + (-9.19) = 350.81° from the the positive x-axis
The correct option is C) The angle between the vectors is 120°.
Why?
We can solve the problem and find the correct option using the Law of Cosine.
Let A and B, the given two sides and R the resultant (sum),
Then,

So, using the law of cosines, we have:

Hence, we have that the angle between the vectors is 120°. The correct option is C) The angle between the vectors is 120°
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So velocity=displacement/time and force=mass*acceleration. Both objects have the same acceleration because the amount of time doesn’t play a role in the equation. Momentum equation is p=mv so only the mass and overall velocity matter. Therefore, the answer is c because time is not a variable