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A vector points 12.0 units along the x-axis, and 9.00 units along the y-axis. Find the direction of the vector

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The resultant points somewhere between the positive x and y axes.

The angle it makes with the x-axis has a tangent of (9/12) = 0.75 .

That angle is 36.9°, rounded to the nearest tenth of a degree.

So the resultant vector points up and to the right, 36.9° above the x-axis.

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