Charlie is trying to hold on to his toy fire truck.

His brother Noah is pulling with a force of 8 N on a bearing of 023° and his brother Jude with a force of 5 N on a bearing of 155°.

What force does Charlie need to exert to keep the toy in equillibrum?

Question

Charlie is trying to hold on to his toy fire truck. 

His brother Noah is pulling with a force of 8 N on a bearing of 023° and his brother Jude with a force of 5 N on a bearing of 155°. 

What force does Charlie need to exert to keep the toy in equillibrum?

anonymous · Answer

could anyone help me plz,

anonymous · Answer

i understand that the sum of the forces should be zero for it to be in equilibrium

anonymous · Answer

calculate the x and y components of each forces exerted by Noah and Julie and find their resultant force. and the opposite of this resultant force is equal to the force charlie needed to keep the toy in equilibrium.

or the easier way is to draw a diagram:|dw:1413755661924:dw|