The direction of the sum of two vectors is 28.3°.
To find the direction of the sum of two vectors, we can use the head-to-tail method.
Given the vectors: 3.14 m B 30.0° -60.0° 2.71 m
We can find the x and y components of the vectors first:
Vector 1: 3.14 m B 30.0°
x-component: 3.14 m * cos 30.0° = 2.67 m
y-component: 3.14 m * sin 30.0° = 1.57 m
Vector 2: -60.0° 2.71 m
x-component: 2.71 m * cos -60.0° = -1.36 m
y-component: 2.71 m * sin -60.0° = -2.12 m
To find the sum of the vectors, we add their x-components and y-components
x-component = 2.67 m + (-1.36 m)
x-component = 1.31 m
y-component = 1.57 m + (-2.12 m)
y-component = -0.55 m
The direction of the vector is the angle that the vector makes with the positive x-axis, so we can use the arctan function to find the angle:
Direction = arctan(y-component/x-component)
Direction = arctan(-0.55/1.31)
Direction = -28.3°
So the direction of the sum of the vectors is -28.3°.