Question

Yuri walks 50m, 48° South of west. Find the (a) horizontal and vertical components of his movements

Answer 1

so,48° south of west would mean starting from west yuri turned 48° towards south.

Now as the angle is taken from x-axis

∴ The horizontal component will be 50cos48°

The vertical component will be 50sin48°

Answer 2

Answer:

So, 48° south of west would mean starting from west Yuri turned 48° towards south.

Now,

∵  as the angle is taken from x-axis

∴ The horizontal component will be 50cos48°.

   The vertical component will be 50sin48°.