Force Vectors: Dr. Mostafa Shazly

FORCE VECTORS
VECTOR OPERATIONS & ADDITION of

COPLANAR FORCES
Dr. Mostafa Shazly

Faculty of Engineering, Room 302
Email: [email protected]
Objectives
a) Resolve a 2-D vector into components.

b) Add 2-D vectors using Cartesian vector notations.
**Covers sections 2.1 to 2.4
APPLICATION OF VECTOR ADDITION
There are four

concurrent cable forces
acting on the bracket.
How do you determine
the resultant force acting
on the bracket ?
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SCALARS AND VECTORS
Scalars Vectors
Examples: mass, volume force, velocity
Characteristics: It has a magnitude It has a magnitude
(positive or negative) and direction
Addition rule: Simple arithmetic Parallelogram law

Special Notation: None Bold font, a line, an
arrow or a “carrot”
In the PowerPoint presentation vector quantity is represented
Like this (in bold, italics, and red).
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VECTOR DEFINITIONS
The magnitude of the vector is the length of the

arrow, the direction is defined by the angle between a
reference axis and the arrow’s line of action, and the
sense is indicated by the arrowhead.
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VECTOR OPERATIONS
Scalar Multiplication
and Division
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VECTOR ADDITION USING EITHER THE
PARALLELOGRAM LAW OR TRIANGLE
Parallelogram Law:
Triangle method
(always ‘tip to tail’):
How do you subtract a vector?

How can you add more than two concurrent vectors graphically ?
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VECTOR SUBTRACTION
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RESOLUTION OF A VECTOR
“Resolution” of a vector is breaking up a

vector into components. It is kind of like
using the parallelogram law in reverse.
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Vector Addition of Forces
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Example
Read Examples 2.2, 2.3, 2.4 12

CARTESIAN VECTOR NOTATION
• We ‘resolve’ vectors into

components using the x and y
axes system.
• Each component of the vector is

shown as a magnitude and a
direction.
• The directions are based on the x and y axes. We use the

“unit vectors” i and j to designate the x and y axes.
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For example,
F = Fx i + Fy j or F' = F'x i + F'y j
The x and y axes are always perpendicular to each

other. Together, they can be directed at any inclination.
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ADDITION OF SEVERAL VECTORS
• Step 1 is to resolve each force

into its components
• Step 2 is to add all the x

components together and add all
the y components together. These
two totals become the resultant
vector.
• Step 3 is to find the magnitude
and angle of the resultant vector.
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Example of this process,
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You can also represent a 2-D vector with a
magnitude and angle.
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EXAMPLE
Given: Three concurrent forces
acting on a bracket.
Find: The magnitude and
angle of the resultant
force.
Plan:
a) Resolve the forces in their x-y components.
b) Add the respective components to get the resultant vector.
c) Find magnitude and angle from the resultant components.
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EXAMPLE (continued)
F1 = { 15 sin 40° i + 15 cos 40° j } kN

= { 9.642 i + 11.49 j } kN
F2 = { -(12/13)26 i + (5/13)26 j } kN
= { -24 i + 10 j } kN
F3 = { 36 cos 30° i – 36 sin 30° j } kN
= { 31.18 i – 18 j } kN
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EXAMPLE (continued)
Summing up all the i and j components respectively, we get,

FR = { (9.642 – 24 + 31.18) i + (11.49 + 10 – 18) j } kN
= { 16.82 i + 3.49 j } kN
y
FR
FR = ((16.82)2 + (3.49)2)1/2 = 17.2 kN
φ = tan-1(3.49/16.82) = 11.7°
φ
x
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Example \
Given: Three concurrent

forces acting on a
bracket
Find: The magnitude and
angle of the
resultant force.
Plan:
a) Resolve the forces in their x-y components.
b) Add the respective components to get the resultant vector.
c) Find magnitude and angle from the resultant components.
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Example (continued)
F1 = { (4/5) 850 i - (3/5) 850 j } N

= { 680 i - 510 j } N
F2 = { -625 sin(30°) i - 625 cos(30°) j } N

= { -312.5 i - 541.3 j } N
F3 = { -750 sin(45°) i + 750 cos(45°) j } N

{ -530.3 i + 530.3 j } N
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Example (continued)
Summing up all the i and j components respectively, we get,

FR = { (680 – 312.5 – 530.3) i + (-510 – 541.3 + 530.3) j }N
= { - 162.8 i - 521 j } N
y
FR = ((162.8)2 + (521)2) ½ = 546 N
φ
x
φ= tan–1(521/162.8) = 72.64° or
From Positive x axis θ = 180 + 72.64 = 253 ° FR
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ATTENTION QUIZ
1. Resolve F along x and y axes and write it in

vector form. F = { ___________ } N y
x
A) 80 cos (30°) i - 80 sin (30°) j
B) 80 sin (30°) i + 80 cos (30°) j 30°
C) 80 sin (30°) i - 80 cos (30°) j F = 80 N
D) 80 cos (30°) i + 80 sin (30°) j
2. Determine the magnitude of the resultant (F1 + F2)
force in N when F1 = { 10 i + 20 j } N and F2
= { 20 i + 20 j } N .
A) 30 N B) 40 N C) 50 N
D) 60 N E) 70 N
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References
R. Hibbeler, Principles of Statics and
Dynamics, 11th Edition, Pearson, 2005
Online Resources, coursecompass.com
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FORCE VECTORS

VECTOR OPERATIONS & ADDITION of

Dr. Mostafa Shazly

a) Resolve a 2-D vector into components.

There are four

Addition rule: Simple arithmetic Parallelogram law

The magnitude of the vector is the length of the

How do you subtract a vector?

“Resolution” of a vector is breaking up a

Read Examples 2.2, 2.3, 2.4 12

• We ‘resolve’ vectors into

• Each component of the vector is

• The directions are based on the x and y axes. We use the

The x and y axes are always perpendicular to each

• Step 1 is to resolve each force

• Step 2 is to add all the x

F1 = { 15 sin 40° i + 15 cos 40° j } kN

Summing up all the i and j components respectively, we get,

Given: Three concurrent

F1 = { (4/5) 850 i - (3/5) 850 j } N

F2 = { -625 sin(30°) i - 625 cos(30°) j } N

F3 = { -750 sin(45°) i + 750 cos(45°) j } N

Summing up all the i and j components respectively, we get,

1. Resolve F along x and y axes and write it in

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