How do I find the vertical component of a vector?

Beau Mckee

Beau Mckee

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2023-03-11

How do I find the vertical component of a vector?

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wmbishopxxviieg7

wmbishopxxviieg7

Beginner2023-03-12Added 5 answers

The vertical component of the vector ai + bj has the following formula:
v y = | | A | | sin ( θ )
First, calculate the magnitude of the vector A which is | | A | | :
||A|| = a 2 + b 2
Next, determine θ
If you draw a triangle where a is the x axis and b is the y axis, you get a right triangle. The angle θ has the following measurement below:
tan ( θ ) = b a
θ = a r t c a n ( b a )
The vertical component formula is
v y = | | A | | sin ( θ )

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