Two forces with magnitudes of 150 and 100 pounds act on an object at angles of 40° and 170° respectively. Find the direction and magnitude of the resultant force. Round to two decimal places in all intermediate steps and in your final answer.

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Saul Oneal

19 July, 09:43

Two forces with magnitudes of 150 and 100 pounds act on an object at angles of 40° and 170° respectively. Find the direction and magnitude of the resultant force. Round to two decimal places in all intermediate steps and in your final answer.

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Leslie · Answer 1

Magnitude = 180.278 pounds

((75 3/-50) ^2 + (75+50 3) ^2)

352500

50 13

direction = 63.90

tan^-1 ((75+50 3) / (75 3-50))

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