[CHM 331] Homework Question

[Andrew J. Pounds]

On wrote:
>
> This is XXXX from your CHM 331 class. I have a question about part c 
> from your homework problems. Since we need to find the magnitude and 
> direction, I think I would have to do a little trig to figure it out. 
> However, I am not sure how to do this without knowing the value of the 
> angles. What am I doing incorrectly?
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>


You are correct!   You do have to do a little trig to figure out the 
angles you need.   When I solved this problem I sketched the system in 
an x-y coordinate system and that greatly simplified determining the angles.


-- 
Andrew J. Pounds, Ph.D.  (pounds_aj at mercer.edu)
Professor of Chemistry and Computer Science
Mercer University,  Macon, GA 31207   (478) 301-5627
http://faculty.mercer.edu/pounds_aj

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