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PHY 101 PHY 101 Past Questions Objective Question

Question

If two perpendicular velocity components are known, the direction is found using:
Options
A sin⁻¹
B cos⁻¹
C tan⁻¹
Correct Answer
D log
Correct Answer

Option C is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

Angle equals arctangent of vertical component divided by horizontal component.

Hint

tanθ = vy/vx.

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