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A vector `vec(A)` of length `10` units makes an angle of `60^(@)` with a vector `vec(B)` of length `6` units. Find the magnitude of the vector difference `vec(A)-vec(B)` & the angles with vector `vec(A)`.

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To solve the problem of finding the magnitude of the vector difference \(\vec{A} - \vec{B}\) and the angle it makes with vector \(\vec{A}\), we can follow these steps: ### Step 1: Understand the given information - Magnitude of vector \(\vec{A}\) = 10 units - Magnitude of vector \(\vec{B}\) = 6 units - Angle between \(\vec{A}\) and \(\vec{B}\) = \(60^\circ\) ### Step 2: Find the magnitude of \(\vec{A} - \vec{B}\) To find the magnitude of the vector difference \(\vec{A} - \vec{B}\), we can use the formula for the magnitude of the difference of two vectors: \[ |\vec{A} - \vec{B}| = \sqrt{|\vec{A}|^2 + |\vec{B}|^2 - 2 |\vec{A}| |\vec{B}| \cos(\theta)} \] where \(\theta\) is the angle between the two vectors. Substituting the known values: - \(|\vec{A}| = 10\) - \(|\vec{B}| = 6\) - \(\theta = 60^\circ\) We have: \[ |\vec{A} - \vec{B}| = \sqrt{10^2 + 6^2 - 2 \cdot 10 \cdot 6 \cdot \cos(60^\circ)} \] ### Step 3: Calculate the cosine of the angle Since \(\cos(60^\circ) = \frac{1}{2}\), we can substitute this into the equation: \[ |\vec{A} - \vec{B}| = \sqrt{100 + 36 - 2 \cdot 10 \cdot 6 \cdot \frac{1}{2}} \] \[ = \sqrt{100 + 36 - 60} \] \[ = \sqrt{76} \] ### Step 4: Simplify the magnitude The magnitude can be simplified: \[ |\vec{A} - \vec{B}| = \sqrt{76} = 2\sqrt{19} \] ### Step 5: Find the angle with vector \(\vec{A}\) To find the angle \(\phi\) that the vector \(\vec{A} - \vec{B}\) makes with vector \(\vec{A}\), we can use the tangent function: \[ \tan(\phi) = \frac{|\vec{B}| \sin(60^\circ)}{|\vec{A}| - |\vec{B}| \cos(60^\circ)} \] Substituting the known values: - \(|\vec{B}| = 6\) - \(|\vec{A}| = 10\) - \(\sin(60^\circ) = \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\) - \(\cos(60^\circ) = \frac{1}{2}\) We have: \[ \tan(\phi) = \frac{6 \cdot \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}}{10 - 6 \cdot \frac{1}{2}} \] \[ = \frac{3\sqrt{3}}{10 - 3} = \frac{3\sqrt{3}}{7} \] ### Step 6: Final results Thus, the magnitude of the vector difference \(\vec{A} - \vec{B}\) is \(2\sqrt{19}\) units, and the angle it makes with vector \(\vec{A}\) is given by: \[ \phi = \tan^{-1}\left(\frac{3\sqrt{3}}{7}\right) \] ### Summary of the solution: - Magnitude of \(\vec{A} - \vec{B} = 2\sqrt{19}\) units - Angle with vector \(\vec{A} = \tan^{-1}\left(\frac{3\sqrt{3}}{7}\right)\)

To solve the problem of finding the magnitude of the vector difference \(\vec{A} - \vec{B}\) and the angle it makes with vector \(\vec{A}\), we can follow these steps: ### Step 1: Understand the given information - Magnitude of vector \(\vec{A}\) = 10 units - Magnitude of vector \(\vec{B}\) = 6 units - Angle between \(\vec{A}\) and \(\vec{B}\) = \(60^\circ\) ### Step 2: Find the magnitude of \(\vec{A} - \vec{B}\) ...
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