Addition of Vectors:

Question

Add 3∠25° - 5∠125° (Carry 3 decimal places throughout calculations and round off to 2 decimal places at end.)

(A) 5.83∠59.04°

(B) 6.26∠-26.85°

(C) 2.03∠204.97°

(D) - 2.00∠-100.00°

(E) None of these

For this I got; (B) 6.26∠-26.85°. Is this the correct answer?

Answer 1

You are correct.

Break each vector into it's x and y components and then perform the addition/subtraction on the components, then combine them back together using the Pythagorean Theorem and inverse tangent.

V1:

V2:

Resultant:

Answer 2

What does the symbol mean: angle, less than?