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Homework Statement
A magnetic field has these components:
x: B = 0.056 T
y: B = 0.046 T
The particle has a charge of +6.5e-5 C, has a velocity of 2.6e3 m/s, and is moving along the z axis.
Questions:
1: What's the magnitude of the net magnetic force on the particle?
2: What's the angle the net force makes with respect to the x axis?
Homework Equations
F = qvb(sinΘ)
Component addition of the x- and y- values.
The Attempt at a Solution
I have the answer to #1 by adding the x- and y- components and getting a resulting magnitude of 0.0725 T at 39.4007° between those axes. (0.01225 N)
On #2, I apparently incorrectly assumed that the net force was directed along the z-axis and is therefore 90° from the x-axis. Is the angle I found earlier (39.4007°) indeed the answer to this question? I'm unsure.