AMDM Question (Mathematics)

Question

One force of magnitude 27 acts on an object. Another force of magnitude 22 acts on the object at a right angle, what is the magnitude of the resultant force on the object?

Answer 1

The resultant would be the hypotenuse of the right triangle formed by these two forces. To find the value use the Pythagorean Theorem: a²+b² = c² and solve for c

22² + 27 ² = c² = 484+729 = 1,213 So c²=1213, take the square root to get c = 34.8... or approximately 35