HP 48g Graphing Calculator User Manual
Page 162
Attention! The text in this document has been recognized automatically. To view the original document, you can use the "Original mode".
Example: Finding the Component in One Direction.
The following
diagram represents three 2D vectors. Find their sum, and
then use DOT to resolve them along the 175° line. (This
example assumes Degrees mode is active.)
13
Step 1:
Set Polar-cylindrical mode, enter the three vectors, and find
their sum.
1: [ 178.937160532
¿111.148894255 ]
i M T H )
V E C T R (
n
WI C Y L I N
SKID 170
143
( E N T E R
1
SKID 185
0 3 ©
62
( E N T E R 1
(3)(ED 106 (3@) 261 (+) O
Step 2:
Enter the unit vector of 175°, and find the magnitude of the
resultant vector along the 175° line.
SDdD
1
(S©
175
(ENTER)
(MTH1
V E C
I
R D 0 T
1:
78.8585649505
laiaaiBMaMaiWjmEBiBaMiEgB
13-6 Vectors and Transforms