Vince Arvi S.
asked • 10/01/21Find the resultant of three components, 60 km north, 100 km west, and 20 km east.
William W. answered • 10/01/21
Experienced Tutor and Retired Engineer
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Add the 100 west with 20 east by subtracting to get an equivalent 80 west.
The magnitude of the resultant then would be √(602 + 802) = 100 km.
The direction is found by tan-1(80/60) = 53.13° west of north or N53.13°W
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Vince Arvi S.
Thank you so much!10/01/21