PROBLEMS RELATED TO SINE AND CONSINE LAW

PROBLEM A spherical storage tank is supported by cables. The tank is subjected

to three forces: the forces FA and FB exerted by the cables and the weight W. The
weight of the tank is |W|= 3000 N. The vector sum of the forces acting on the tank
equals zero. Determine the magnitudes of FA and FB by using trigonometry.

& W
EA, FB
SOLUTION:
the sum is zero
Because
form a
triangle:
F IFAl
-
sin 20 sin140°
~

28
28
,y.7 IFA) 3000.10 160ON
=

128
W Sin 140
 PROBLEM A surveyor determines that the horizontal distance from A to B is 400m
and that the horizontal distance from A to C is 600m. Determine the magnitude of the

horizontal vector rBC from B to C and the angle α by using trigonometry.

SOLUTION:
cosine low;

Ibel* 4004 6002-2.400.600c0S40°=390.3m

=
+

sind=
rise
0
0C
ABy ACy=
=
-

you soom ABsingo Alsin20

-

ACY
-

1488 =141.2m

Garesin
(8):21.2
PROBLEMS RELATED TO CARTESIAN COMPONENTS OF VECTORS IN TWO
DIMENSIONS

PROBLEM A person exerts a 60-lb force F to push a crate onto a truck. Express F
in terms of components.

SOLUTION:

F Fxi
=

Fyj
+

I 60+C0520i
=

+60sin20j=
= 56.4i 20.5;
+
N
 PROBLEM A surveyor measures the location of point A and determines that rOA=
400i + 800j (m). He wants to determine the location of a point B so that |rAB|= 400 m
and | rOA+rAB|=1200 m. What are the Cartesian coordinates of point B?

*
-B
F
1 UAB
ra A
11400;800)

rot
Irorttket
~(p
·i >

SOLUTION:
Two possible locations of
point B: Bd B'
is
B
(IroAtrabIcos, /roA+rAlsin)
B'is
(IroAtraBIcoS(B-24,
Let's find to IoA+ra(sin(
first:
+2))

Ion 00-8002=894.4m
Cos law:4002:894.44 120022.894.4.1200 cost +

t 14.30
=

Now let's find B:

roA 400;
=

F800j=Ion/cos(+)
i +
Ioalsin(+);
cos(d +B) 63.4;B 49.10
id B
=
+
=
=
 is
B
(IroAtrabIcos, /roA+rAlsin)
B'is
(IroAtraBIcoS(B-24, IoA+ra(sin(+2))
B-(120020549.1, sin49.1) (785.69,907)m
1200 =

B'-(1200coskg, 12.1.3), 1200sin 7.7% (255.67,=

1171.45) mo
 PROBLEM A surveyor finds that the length of the line OA is 1500 m and the
length of line OB is 2000 m.
(a) Determine the components of the position vector from point A to point B.
(b) Determine the components of a unit vector that points from point A toward point
B.

SOLUTION:
a) rAB is (Bx Ax, By
-

-Ay)
A
/150c0s60;1500 singo):
=

r
=

(750;1299)
som B 12000cos30;2000sinso)
=

1000m
=(1732;1000)
(AB=(1732 750;1000-
-

1299)
GRAB -1982; 299)
AAB-e
=

=
982: -
299j
0.957i-0.291j
=
 PROBLEM RELATED TO DOT PRODUCTS OF VECTORS
PROBLEM
The ship O measures the positions of the ship A and the airplane B and obtains the
coordinates shown. What is the angle θ between the lines of sight OA and OB?

SOLUTION:

Bot product:VOA Po Iron/rosCosO

=

COSO 0A, 0By+=

0Ay. 0By+OAt-ORz
Ir0A) Irobl

COS 0 6.4 + 0.4-4.3

0.258/
= =

V6232.N42+42( -
42

0 758=