Joy H.
asked • 02/06/16How do you find magnitude of the resultant force and the angle between the resultant and each force?
Forces of 34 newtons amd 23 newtons act at an angle of 100° to each other.
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Mark M. answered • 02/06/16
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Use the Law of Cosines
r2 = 342 + 232 - 2(34)(23) cos 100°
Once you determine the magnitude of the resultant force, use the Law of Sines to determine the requested angles.
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