Two forces with magnitudes of 150 and 75 pounds act on an object at angles of 30° and 150°, 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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mathmale · Answer

I'd suggest you sketch this situation.  Seeing the vectors representing the forces may help you grasp what to do next.  Also, you mention "angles of 30 and 150 degrees, but don't specify from which line (vertical or horiz.) you are measuring those angles.  Indicate that on your sketch, please.

mathmale · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

|dw:1454288971799:dw| Thanks, i'm pretty confused as to what the problem is asking and what to do. This is what i think it looks like but i'm not really sure.