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Magnitude of resultant of two vectors `vecP` and `vecQ` is equal to magnitude of `vecP` . Find the angle between `vecQ` and resultant of `vec2P` and `vecQ` .

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To solve the problem, we need to find the angle between the vector \(\vec{Q}\) and the resultant of the vectors \(\vec{2P}\) and \(\vec{Q}\), given that the magnitude of the resultant of the vectors \(\vec{P}\) and \(\vec{Q}\) is equal to the magnitude of \(\vec{P}\). ### Step-by-Step Solution: 1. **Understand the Given Information**: We have two vectors \(\vec{P}\) and \(\vec{Q}\). The magnitude of the resultant vector \(\vec{R}\) formed by \(\vec{P}\) and \(\vec{Q}\) is given as: \[ |\vec{R}| = |\vec{P}| \] 2. **Use the Formula for Resultant**: The magnitude of the resultant vector \(\vec{R}\) can be expressed using the formula: \[ |\vec{R}| = \sqrt{|\vec{P}|^2 + |\vec{Q}|^2 + 2 |\vec{P}| |\vec{Q}| \cos \theta} \] where \(\theta\) is the angle between the vectors \(\vec{P}\) and \(\vec{Q}\). 3. **Set Up the Equation**: Since we know that \(|\vec{R}| = |\vec{P}|\), we can set up the equation: \[ |\vec{P}| = \sqrt{|\vec{P}|^2 + |\vec{Q}|^2 + 2 |\vec{P}| |\vec{Q}| \cos \theta} \] 4. **Square Both Sides**: Squaring both sides gives: \[ |\vec{P}|^2 = |\vec{P}|^2 + |\vec{Q}|^2 + 2 |\vec{P}| |\vec{Q}| \cos \theta \] 5. **Simplify the Equation**: By canceling \(|\vec{P}|^2\) from both sides, we have: \[ 0 = |\vec{Q}|^2 + 2 |\vec{P}| |\vec{Q}| \cos \theta \] 6. **Rearranging the Equation**: Rearranging gives: \[ |\vec{Q}|^2 = -2 |\vec{P}| |\vec{Q}| \cos \theta \] This implies: \[ |\vec{Q}| + 2 |\vec{P}| \cos \theta = 0 \] 7. **Finding the Angle**: From the equation above, we can express \(\cos \theta\): \[ \cos \theta = -\frac{|\vec{Q}|}{2 |\vec{P}|} \] Since \(|\vec{Q}|\) must be positive, this indicates that \(\theta\) must be such that \(\cos \theta\) is negative, which means \(\theta\) is in the second quadrant. 8. **Consider the Resultant of \(\vec{2P}\) and \(\vec{Q}\)**: Now, we need to find the angle \(\alpha\) between \(\vec{Q}\) and the resultant \(\vec{R'}\) of \(\vec{2P}\) and \(\vec{Q}\): \[ |\vec{R'}| = \sqrt{|\vec{2P}|^2 + |\vec{Q}|^2 + 2 |\vec{2P}| |\vec{Q}| \cos \phi} \] where \(\phi\) is the angle between \(\vec{2P}\) and \(\vec{Q}\). 9. **Using the Resultant Formula**: Since \(\vec{2P}\) is twice the magnitude of \(\vec{P}\), we can substitute: \[ |\vec{R'}| = \sqrt{(2|\vec{P}|)^2 + |\vec{Q}|^2 + 2(2|\vec{P}|)(|\vec{Q}|) \cos \phi} \] 10. **Finding the Angle \(\alpha\)**: We can use the tangent function to find the angle \(\alpha\): \[ \tan \alpha = \frac{2 |\vec{P}| \sin \phi}{|\vec{Q}| + 2 |\vec{P}| \cos \phi} \] Since we found that \( |\vec{Q}| + 2 |\vec{P}| \cos \phi = 0 \), we have: \[ \tan \alpha = \frac{2 |\vec{P}| \sin \phi}{0} \] This indicates that \(\alpha\) is \(90^\circ\). ### Final Answer: The angle between \(\vec{Q}\) and the resultant of \(\vec{2P}\) and \(\vec{Q}\) is \(90^\circ\).

To solve the problem, we need to find the angle between the vector \(\vec{Q}\) and the resultant of the vectors \(\vec{2P}\) and \(\vec{Q}\), given that the magnitude of the resultant of the vectors \(\vec{P}\) and \(\vec{Q}\) is equal to the magnitude of \(\vec{P}\). ### Step-by-Step Solution: 1. **Understand the Given Information**: We have two vectors \(\vec{P}\) and \(\vec{Q}\). The magnitude of the resultant vector \(\vec{R}\) formed by \(\vec{P}\) and \(\vec{Q}\) is given as: \[ |\vec{R}| = |\vec{P}| ...
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