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    tintincute Newbie
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    hi
    i'm trying to refresh my knowledge regarding vector and it seems i almost forget it.

    i would like to know if this is correct

    as you can see in my diagram:
    cosΘ = Ax/|A|
    therefore Ax = |A| cos Θ,
    and similarly
    Ay = |A| cos(90 - Θ) = |A| sin Θ.

    anybody knows these shortcuts: SOH, CAH, TOA?
    which represents for:

    sin Θ = opposite/height
    cos Θ = adjacent/height
    tan Θ = opposite/adjacent

    when can you use these? i was trying to figure out if this was also used it on this illustration? or maybe its on another topic

    your help is greatly appreciated
    thanks & regards
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    oopss i think i figure it out now.
    i was wrong,
    it should be:

    cos Θ = adjacent/hypotenuse not height.
    sin Θ = opposite/hypotenuse not height.

    that's why F here represents hypotenuse

    thanks :-)

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