Help with vectors! Calculating the the magnitude of the resultant vector when one of the forces' magnitude is at its minimum.

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vheah · Answer

This is the figure 1 we have to look at:

vheah · Answer

Fb is the one being minimized and I found its magnitude to be 1kN. How do we find the magnitude of the resultant vector from there?

raffle_snaffle · Answer

|dw:1472934659960:dw|

raffle_snaffle · Answer

Do you have the problem statement available?

raffle_snaffle · Answer

Osprey can you help her. You are probably better at explaining it.

osprey · Answer

@raffle_snaffle Wow ... thank you for the implied compliment. Someone could put out an appeal/beg to questioners to either make sense, OR to post the ORIGINAL question, preferably with the source of the question. And, the questioners may reply/respond. And pigs may fly ... probably not in my life time. I take the points about the confusion being generated. Headaches are not a hobby of mine (so why do I do this ... ok I submit). BUT, the only thing I can think of is tat when the q says "at it's minimum", it means ZERO ? Since the diagram shows the value of one of the forces, but not of the other, well, I'd stab at minimizing that one to zero, and working/calculating the other one. Then I might have a wee sip of something strong, and flush my head you know where, I suspect. http://perendis.webs.com