Question

On the figure, draw a vector triangle to determine the magnitudes of T1 and T2.

Answer 1

Draw a diagram to scale. \[\vec{T}_1 + \vec{T}_2\] Add the vectors by drawing them tip to tail. Use a protractor for the drawing, because they are not perpendicular to each other. Find the resultant of those two vectors graphically.

The question just asks you to draw this. Perhaps another question will ask you to find it. If the diagram is to scale, you can also determine the magnitudes by the two vectors by comparing them to the magnitude of the 7.0 N vector and comparing their lengths.

From the wording of the question, it seems like that is what you are asked to do, but in actual questions like this you would be more interested in finding the vector sum of all three vectors, do determine the net force.

Answer 2

Okay, this is a scale diagram. Thank you.

Answer 3

Is this how I do it? @ghuczek

Answer 4

Almost. The resultant should start at the tail of T2 and point UP to the tip of T1.

Answer 5

The forces are in equilibrium. It should be a closed triangle, no?

Answer 6

The resultant should be pointing in the opposite direction. From the information you haver provided, it does not look like it will be in static equilibrium.

Answer 7

I am sorry I did not post the whole question. But the question does say that the weight 7N is balanced by the forces T1 and T2.