Two forces with magnitudes of 100 and 50 pounds act on an object at angles of 50° and 160° respectively. Find the direction and magnitude of these forces. Round to two decimal places in all intermediate steps and in your final answer.

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anonymous · Answer

how would i go about solving this?

anonymous · Answer

It would seem like you already have the direction, which would be the angles. Likewise the magnitude is given. Is you question how to find the net force on the object? If so, you need to break up each force by x and y components (F=m*a*cos/sin(theta)) and add them.