Two boats are pulling a disabled vessel toward the landing doc with forces of 960 lb and 810 lb. The angle between the forces is 26.1degrees. Find the direction and magnitude of the equilibrant.

Question

I don't just want the answer. I want work shown to know myself for future references.

Answer 1

Use the Law of Cosines

v² = 810² + 960² - (2)(810)(960) cos 26.1°

Can you calculate v and answer?

With the directions of the force vectors the resulting direction cannot be determined