Two girls are fighting over a boyfriend. Mary pulls John toward the north with a force of 80.0N, while Gertrude pulls him toward the west with a force of 150.0N What is the resultant of the two forces acting on John? Assume John has been 'swept off his feet' and can offer no effective resistance by pushing against the ground.

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anonymous · Answer

This is similar to the ant problem. Can you apply the same idea here?

beth12345 · Answer

um i don't know

jamesj · Answer

Step 1: draw yourself a diagram, show the forces
Step 2: in the diagram, add up the forces
Step 3: Quantitatively find the resultant force

anonymous · Answer

In the ant problem, to forces were acting a right angles to each other. It's the same situation here.

beth12345 · Answer

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