Exercise 1.2 Problem 11.

> restart;

> with(linalg):

Warning, new definition for norm

Warning, new definition for trace

> A:='A': A:=vector(2, [0,-20]);

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> B:='B': B:=vector(2, [100*cos(Pi/3),100*sin(Pi/3)]);

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> C:='C': C:=vector(2, [F*cos(theta),F*sin(theta)]);

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> X:=evalm(A+B+C);

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> theta[1]:= solve(X[1]=0,theta);

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> theta[2]:= solve(X[2]=0,theta);

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> T:= solve(theta[1]=theta[2], F);

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> simplify(T);

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> theta:= subs(F=T, theta[1]);

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> tan(theta);

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> simplify(%);

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> evalf(%, 20);

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> C:='C': C:=vector(2, [T*cos(theta),T*sin(theta)]);

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> simplify(%);

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