Question

Find the horizontal and vertical components of the vectors shown in the given figure. The magnitude of the vector is 760

Answer 1

The horizontal component of a vector goes from the start of the vector to ist furthest x-coordinate.

The vertical component goes from the x-axis to the most vertical point on the vector.

For a vector (x,y) the horizontal component is x and the vertical component is y.

For a horizontal vector as given the (x,y) coordinates are (magnitude, 0)

Then, the given vector is (760,0) and has the next components:

Horizontal component: 760

Vertical component: 0