I'm doing my physics homework and have run across a problem with the direction north of east in it and I would like to know if it's northeast or just north.
2006-11-05 10:15:35 · 13 answers · asked by bri08310 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
I'd say Northeast.
2006-11-05 10:17:38 · answer #1 · answered by arbolito 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
North
2006-11-05 10:16:55 · answer #2 · answered by huffcodesign 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It would have to depend on the angle between north and east, but generally it is northeast, unless it was a 90 degree angle, it would be north. When we say what direction it is, we are measuring the angle relative to the directions. So suppose we have a positive 37 degree angle on the x-y plane, which would correspond to east and north, respectively. The vector is said to be 37 degrees north of east, or you can say the vector is 53 degrees east of north, either is correct, but generally we go with the smaller angle, so it would be north of east or northeast.
2006-11-05 10:28:21 · answer #3 · answered by bloop87 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I really like the ball idea. Tellling them that the sun rises in the east is good. That way they will also have a reference point to work from. You might want to consider the time factor as well. I mean if it's three in the afternoon they are going to have to know that the sun won't be in the eastern side of the sky... Maybe stand in the centre of the room, with the four directions drawn on the board. You could be holding a yellow ball (as mentioned before me) or a yellow circle, and perhaps have a clock on it? So you can show that in the morning the sun will be in the east, and as the day goes on it will move to the west. Never, Eat, Soggy, Weetbix and other such sayings help kids remember North, South, East, and West. Not my best answer to anything, but I tried.
2016-05-22 02:05:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
North of east means that the direction is north of the x axis(east = to the right). This basically means that the vector is somewhere between north and east; usually the exact place is given as a degree. If it gives you a degree, such as "The car traveled at 45 degrees north of east," then that would mean that the car was traveling at + 45 degrees to the right above the x axis, or + 45 degrees north of east.
If it said that the car was traveling at 80 degrees north of east, then it is almost traveling straight north, but ten degrees to the right. It is slightly east of north. It would be more practical in this case to write 10 degrees east of north.
2006-11-05 10:35:41 · answer #5 · answered by toothpickgurl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
North.
2006-11-05 10:17:51 · answer #6 · answered by Eclipse 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It depends how specific you want to be. It could be Northeast, Northeast by east, East-northeast, or even East by north. Basically any direction between East and Northeast could be described as North of East. Ask your teacher for clarification.
2006-11-05 10:21:26 · answer #7 · answered by iMacThere4iAm 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
north northeast
2006-11-05 10:23:05 · answer #8 · answered by blackratsnake 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
As if physics isn't difficult enough without twisting the words around.
The direction, "north" isn't going to change - if the problem states, "north of" anything, it'd just simply be "north."
2006-11-05 10:22:26 · answer #9 · answered by LeAnne 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It would be north.
2006-11-05 10:18:05 · answer #10 · answered by chas p 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋