If $B$ is added to $A$, under what condition does the resultant vector have a magnitude equal to $A+B$?
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If $B$ is added to $A$, under what condition does the resultant vector have a magnitude equal to $A+B$? Under what conditions is the resultant vector equal to zero?
My Attempt:
Let $theta $ be the angle between $vec {A}$ and $vec {B}$. Then,
$$R=A+B$$
$$sqrt {A^2+B^2+2A.Bcos theta}=A+B$$
$$A^2+B^2+2A.Bcos theta=A^2+B^2+2A.B$$
$$cos theta =1$$
$$cos theta = cos 0$$
$$theta =0°$$
The resultant have a magnitude $A+B$ when the angle between the vectors is $0°$. How do I solve the second part of the question.?
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If $B$ is added to $A$, under what condition does the resultant vector have a magnitude equal to $A+B$? Under what conditions is the resultant vector equal to zero?
My Attempt:
Let $theta $ be the angle between $vec {A}$ and $vec {B}$. Then,
$$R=A+B$$
$$sqrt {A^2+B^2+2A.Bcos theta}=A+B$$
$$A^2+B^2+2A.Bcos theta=A^2+B^2+2A.B$$
$$cos theta =1$$
$$cos theta = cos 0$$
$$theta =0°$$
The resultant have a magnitude $A+B$ when the angle between the vectors is $0°$. How do I solve the second part of the question.?
vectors
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First point looks good. For the second one, all you need is $,A+B=0 iff A = -B,$.
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– dxiv
Sep 13 '17 at 2:31
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@dxiv, And how do I get that? Please elaborate.
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– blue_eyed_...
Sep 13 '17 at 2:39
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First $|A|=|B|$, then $costheta=-1$
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– Andrei
Sep 13 '17 at 2:46
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@blue_eyed_...how do I get that?
It's part of the definition of a vector space that every vector $V$ has an additive inverse $-V$ such that $V + (-V) = 0,$. Then, if $A+B=0$ you just add $(-B)$ to both sides of the equality and get $A=-B,$.
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– dxiv
Sep 13 '17 at 3:18
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If $B$ is added to $A$, under what condition does the resultant vector have a magnitude equal to $A+B$? Under what conditions is the resultant vector equal to zero?
My Attempt:
Let $theta $ be the angle between $vec {A}$ and $vec {B}$. Then,
$$R=A+B$$
$$sqrt {A^2+B^2+2A.Bcos theta}=A+B$$
$$A^2+B^2+2A.Bcos theta=A^2+B^2+2A.B$$
$$cos theta =1$$
$$cos theta = cos 0$$
$$theta =0°$$
The resultant have a magnitude $A+B$ when the angle between the vectors is $0°$. How do I solve the second part of the question.?
vectors
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If $B$ is added to $A$, under what condition does the resultant vector have a magnitude equal to $A+B$? Under what conditions is the resultant vector equal to zero?
My Attempt:
Let $theta $ be the angle between $vec {A}$ and $vec {B}$. Then,
$$R=A+B$$
$$sqrt {A^2+B^2+2A.Bcos theta}=A+B$$
$$A^2+B^2+2A.Bcos theta=A^2+B^2+2A.B$$
$$cos theta =1$$
$$cos theta = cos 0$$
$$theta =0°$$
The resultant have a magnitude $A+B$ when the angle between the vectors is $0°$. How do I solve the second part of the question.?
vectors
vectors
asked Sep 13 '17 at 2:25
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First point looks good. For the second one, all you need is $,A+B=0 iff A = -B,$.
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– dxiv
Sep 13 '17 at 2:31
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@dxiv, And how do I get that? Please elaborate.
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– blue_eyed_...
Sep 13 '17 at 2:39
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First $|A|=|B|$, then $costheta=-1$
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– Andrei
Sep 13 '17 at 2:46
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@blue_eyed_...how do I get that?
It's part of the definition of a vector space that every vector $V$ has an additive inverse $-V$ such that $V + (-V) = 0,$. Then, if $A+B=0$ you just add $(-B)$ to both sides of the equality and get $A=-B,$.
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– dxiv
Sep 13 '17 at 3:18
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First point looks good. For the second one, all you need is $,A+B=0 iff A = -B,$.
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– dxiv
Sep 13 '17 at 2:31
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@dxiv, And how do I get that? Please elaborate.
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– blue_eyed_...
Sep 13 '17 at 2:39
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First $|A|=|B|$, then $costheta=-1$
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– Andrei
Sep 13 '17 at 2:46
1
$begingroup$
@blue_eyed_...how do I get that?
It's part of the definition of a vector space that every vector $V$ has an additive inverse $-V$ such that $V + (-V) = 0,$. Then, if $A+B=0$ you just add $(-B)$ to both sides of the equality and get $A=-B,$.
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– dxiv
Sep 13 '17 at 3:18
3
3
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First point looks good. For the second one, all you need is $,A+B=0 iff A = -B,$.
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– dxiv
Sep 13 '17 at 2:31
$begingroup$
First point looks good. For the second one, all you need is $,A+B=0 iff A = -B,$.
$endgroup$
– dxiv
Sep 13 '17 at 2:31
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@dxiv, And how do I get that? Please elaborate.
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– blue_eyed_...
Sep 13 '17 at 2:39
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@dxiv, And how do I get that? Please elaborate.
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– blue_eyed_...
Sep 13 '17 at 2:39
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First $|A|=|B|$, then $costheta=-1$
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– Andrei
Sep 13 '17 at 2:46
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First $|A|=|B|$, then $costheta=-1$
$endgroup$
– Andrei
Sep 13 '17 at 2:46
1
1
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@blue_eyed_...
how do I get that?
It's part of the definition of a vector space that every vector $V$ has an additive inverse $-V$ such that $V + (-V) = 0,$. Then, if $A+B=0$ you just add $(-B)$ to both sides of the equality and get $A=-B,$.$endgroup$
– dxiv
Sep 13 '17 at 3:18
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@blue_eyed_...
how do I get that?
It's part of the definition of a vector space that every vector $V$ has an additive inverse $-V$ such that $V + (-V) = 0,$. Then, if $A+B=0$ you just add $(-B)$ to both sides of the equality and get $A=-B,$.$endgroup$
– dxiv
Sep 13 '17 at 3:18
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Though the obvious fact that $vec B=-vec A$, we can infer this from your previous expression:
$$A^2+B^2+2ABcostheta=0$$
If $A=0$, then trivially $B^2=0 to B=0$, and viceversa, and the angle can be any value.
If $A,Bgt0$, this leads to:
$$
costheta=-{A^2+B^2 over 2AB}
$$
Knowing that $cos(cdot)$ must be bounded in [-1,1]:
$$
-1le {A^2+B^2 over 2AB}le1\
-2ABle A^2+B^2le2AB\
-4ABle (A-B)^2le0\
$$
which can only be true for $A=B$, and the angle in this case is $
costheta=-{2over2}=-1 to theta=pi$
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Though the obvious fact that $vec B=-vec A$, we can infer this from your previous expression:
$$A^2+B^2+2ABcostheta=0$$
If $A=0$, then trivially $B^2=0 to B=0$, and viceversa, and the angle can be any value.
If $A,Bgt0$, this leads to:
$$
costheta=-{A^2+B^2 over 2AB}
$$
Knowing that $cos(cdot)$ must be bounded in [-1,1]:
$$
-1le {A^2+B^2 over 2AB}le1\
-2ABle A^2+B^2le2AB\
-4ABle (A-B)^2le0\
$$
which can only be true for $A=B$, and the angle in this case is $
costheta=-{2over2}=-1 to theta=pi$
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Though the obvious fact that $vec B=-vec A$, we can infer this from your previous expression:
$$A^2+B^2+2ABcostheta=0$$
If $A=0$, then trivially $B^2=0 to B=0$, and viceversa, and the angle can be any value.
If $A,Bgt0$, this leads to:
$$
costheta=-{A^2+B^2 over 2AB}
$$
Knowing that $cos(cdot)$ must be bounded in [-1,1]:
$$
-1le {A^2+B^2 over 2AB}le1\
-2ABle A^2+B^2le2AB\
-4ABle (A-B)^2le0\
$$
which can only be true for $A=B$, and the angle in this case is $
costheta=-{2over2}=-1 to theta=pi$
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Though the obvious fact that $vec B=-vec A$, we can infer this from your previous expression:
$$A^2+B^2+2ABcostheta=0$$
If $A=0$, then trivially $B^2=0 to B=0$, and viceversa, and the angle can be any value.
If $A,Bgt0$, this leads to:
$$
costheta=-{A^2+B^2 over 2AB}
$$
Knowing that $cos(cdot)$ must be bounded in [-1,1]:
$$
-1le {A^2+B^2 over 2AB}le1\
-2ABle A^2+B^2le2AB\
-4ABle (A-B)^2le0\
$$
which can only be true for $A=B$, and the angle in this case is $
costheta=-{2over2}=-1 to theta=pi$
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Though the obvious fact that $vec B=-vec A$, we can infer this from your previous expression:
$$A^2+B^2+2ABcostheta=0$$
If $A=0$, then trivially $B^2=0 to B=0$, and viceversa, and the angle can be any value.
If $A,Bgt0$, this leads to:
$$
costheta=-{A^2+B^2 over 2AB}
$$
Knowing that $cos(cdot)$ must be bounded in [-1,1]:
$$
-1le {A^2+B^2 over 2AB}le1\
-2ABle A^2+B^2le2AB\
-4ABle (A-B)^2le0\
$$
which can only be true for $A=B$, and the angle in this case is $
costheta=-{2over2}=-1 to theta=pi$
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First point looks good. For the second one, all you need is $,A+B=0 iff A = -B,$.
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– dxiv
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@dxiv, And how do I get that? Please elaborate.
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Sep 13 '17 at 2:39
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First $|A|=|B|$, then $costheta=-1$
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– Andrei
Sep 13 '17 at 2:46
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@blue_eyed_...
how do I get that?
It's part of the definition of a vector space that every vector $V$ has an additive inverse $-V$ such that $V + (-V) = 0,$. Then, if $A+B=0$ you just add $(-B)$ to both sides of the equality and get $A=-B,$.$endgroup$
– dxiv
Sep 13 '17 at 3:18