Question

Two vectors 6 N and 5 N acts as in the diagram below.
Determine the method of calculating the direction and magnitude of a vector to be added to the system to make it competitive in balance.

Answer 1

Ok, first, do you know the rules for finding a resultant vector?

Answer 2

there are two ways to do it, tip to tail, or build a paralellogram, but they basically boil down to the same basic method. see the drawing for the two different methods.

Answer 3

the drawing will not post for some reason, but do you know the paralleogram method?

Answer 4

Yes,i know that parallelogram method.

Answer 5

that is what you are going to use, do you need help walking through that, or do you think you can solve it?

Answer 6

yes,i need your help.

Answer 7

ok, let me try to solve it real quick, and then i will try to draw it up

Answer 8

Ok,Dave.

Answer 9

by my calculations, the height of the resultant vector should be 2.5, im still trying to figure out the x

Answer 10

and i believe the x should be 2.6 n. Honestly i could be wrong, because I am having trouble with it myself. im sorry for the inconvenience man

Answer 11

I get the height of the resultant vector is 5.0.

Answer 12

hmmmm, that doesnt sound quite right to me because that is the hypotensure of the right vector (meaning it is the culmination of the y and x forces). and there is both a y and an x foce pulling that one.

Answer 13

Yes,so do you have any idea to find the height?