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 the resultant force. Round to two decimal places in all intermediate steps and in your final answer.

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anonymous · Answer

Myonline class taught me about speed, but not this.. Or is it the same..?

whpalmer4 · Answer

First step: draw a picture!

anonymous · Answer

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whpalmer4 · Answer

Can you sketch what the resultant will look like on top of my diagram?

anonymous · Answer

What the crap? Ugh.. Why would they give me a question they don't teach me how to doooooo? How did you do that?

anonymous · Answer

I don't even know what that is.. :'(

anonymous · Answer

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