Homework 3

Exercise 2.10
CODE
clear all
close all
%Asking the user for the input also defining the initial height and
%velocity of the ball
h0 = input('Write the initial height of the ball in meters: ');
v0 = input('Write the initial velocity of the ball in meters per second: ');
%value of gravity
g = -9.81;
%time is defined in an interval from 0 to 10 seconds, in steps of 0.1
t = (0:0.1:10);
%Height equation
h = ((0.5*g*(t.^2)) + (t*v0) + h0);
%Figure one - plot of height vs time
figure(1);
plot(t,h);
title('Plot of the Height (m) vs. Time (s)')
xlabel('Height (m)')
ylabel('Time (s)')
%Velocity Equation
v = ((g*t) + v0);
%Figure two - plot of velocity vs time
figure(2);
plot (t,v);
title('Plot of the Velocity (m/s) vs. Time (s)')
xlabel('Time (s)')
ylabel('Velocity (m/s)')
%Figure three - plot comparing height and velocity vs time
figure(3);
plot(t,h,t,v);
title('Comparison of height and velocity vs time')
xlabel('Time (s)')
ylabel('Height in meters and Velocity m/s')
legend('h(t)','v(t)')

RESULTS
*The users is asked to input the initial height and velocity of the ball, in these case it was respectively
defined has 15 meters and 6 m/s.*
Write the initial height of the ball in meters: 15
Write the initial velocity of the ball in meters per second: 6

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Exercise 2.13
(a) CODE
clear all
close all
%The user is asked to write the vector coordinates in rectangular
%coordinates
x = input('Write the value of the x coordinate of the vector: ');
y = input('Write the value of the y coordinate of the vector: ');
%Calculation of the polar coordinates
%Radius calculation
r = ((x^2) + (y^2))^0.5;
%Angle calculated in degrees
theta = atan2(y,x);
theta1 = (theta*180)/pi;

%The program returns the input vector in polar coordinates

fprintf('The value of the vector coordinates in polar is: %f, %f', r,theta1);

Results
Write the value of the x coordinate of the vector: 10
Write the value of the y coordinate of the vector: 7
The value of the vector coordinates in polar is: 12.206556, 34.992020

(b) CODE
clear all
close all
%The user is asked to write the vector coordinates in polar
%coordinates
r = input('Write the value of the r coordinate of the vector: ');
theta1 = input('Write the value of the theta coordinate of the vector, in
degrees: ');
%The angle is converted from degrees to radianos
theta = (theta1*pi)/180;
%Converting from polar to rectangular coordinates
x = r*cos(theta);
y = r*sin(theta);
%The program returns the input vector in rectangular coordinates
fprintf('The value of the vector coordinates in rectangular coordinates is:
%f, %f', x,y);

RESULTS
Write the value of the r coordinate of the vector: 12.206556
Write the value of the theta coordinate of the vector, in degrees: 34.992020
The value of the vector coordinates in rectangular coordinates is: 10.000000, 7.000000

Exercise 2.17
CODE
clear all
close all
%The
x1 =
y1 =
x2 =
y2 =

user is asked to
input('Write the
input('Write the
input('Write the
input('Write the

write
value
value
value
value

the coordinates values

of the x coordinate of
of the y coordinate of
of the x coordinate of
of the y coordinate of

for
the
the
the
the

both vectors
first vector: ');
first vector: ');
second vector: ');
second vector: ');

%The coordinates values are stored has two vectors

u = [x1;y1];
v = [x2;y2];
%Calculos for the angle (in degrees) between the two vectors
theta = acos((dot(u,v))/((norm(u))*(norm(v))))*(180/pi);
%The program returns the value of the angle between the 2D vectors in
%degrees
fprintf('The angle between the two vectors is equal to %f degrees\n\n',
theta);

RESULTS
Write the value of the x coordinate of the first vector: 1
Write the value of the y coordinate of the first vector: 5
Write the value of the x coordinate of the second vector: 7
Write the value of the y coordinate of the second vector: 2
The angle between the two vectors is equal to 62.744672 degrees

Exercise 2.18
CODE
clear all
close all
%theta = arccos((u*v)/(|u|*|v|))
%The
x1 =
y1 =
z1 =
x2 =
y2 =
z2 =

user is asked to
input('Write the
input('Write the
input('Write the
input('Write the
input('Write the
input('Write the

write
value
value
value
value
value
value

the coordinates values

of the x coordinate of
of the y coordinate of
of the z coordinate of
of the x coordinate of
of the y coordinate of
of the z coordinate of

for
the
the
the
the
the
the

both 3D vectors
first vector: ');
first vector: ');
first vector: ');
second vector: ');
second vector: ');
second vector: ');

%The coordinates values are stored has two vectors

u = [x1;y1;z1];
v = [x2;y2;z2];
%Calculos for the angle (in degrees) between the two vectors
theta = acos((dot(u,v))/((norm(u))*(norm(v))))*(180/pi);
%The program returns the value of the angle between the 3D vectors in
%degrees
fprintf('The angle between the two vectors is equal to %f degrees\n\n',
theta);

RESULTS
Write the value of the x coordinate of the first vector: 15
Write the value of the y coordinate of the first vector: 6
Write the value of the z coordinate of the first vector: 3
Write the value of the x coordinate of the second vector: 4
Write the value of the y coordinate of the second vector: 20
Write the value of the z coordinate of the second vector: 2
The angle between the two vectors is equal to 56.472312 degrees

Reference
Chapman, S. J. MATLAB Programming with applications for Engineers; 1st edition.