Free Response Question 2: Visualize a Vector and Its Components
Explore how to represent a vector and compute its horizontal and vertical components using Java. This lesson guides you through designing methods that return vector components by applying trigonometric formulas, enhancing your understanding of vectors and Java Math class usage.
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Background
You should be familiar with vector quantities. Put simply, a vector is a quantity that is expressed with both the magnitude and direction both. Look at the figure below.
The figure shows the vector, A, in an XY plane.
The magnitude of vector A is equal to the distance covered from the origin to point P(x,y).
The direction is indicated by angle θ.
In a -D plane, a vector has two components: horizontal and vertical.
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Vector in an XY plane