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Suppose a vector v makes an angle theta with respect to the y axis, what could be the x and y components of the vector v
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Suppose a vector v makes an angle theta with respect to the y axis, what could be the x and y components of the vector v

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If the angle between the vector and the y-axis is Θ ,
then the y-component of the vector is

(length of the vector) times cosine( Θ ),

and the x-component of the vector is

(length of the vector) times sine( Θ ) .

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