Two forces act on an object. The first Force has a magnitude of 300 Newtons and acts at an angle of 30 degrees as measured from
the horizontal. Second Force has a magnitude of 150 Newtons in accident angle of 135 degrees is measured from the horizontal. Determine the vector v that represents the resultant Force
This is a question of resolving the forces in question into horizontal and vertical and then finding the action of the resultant force. The first force acts at an angle less than 90° and thus its resolved forces are positive. The second force acts at angle larger than 90° and is incident and thus its horizontal value is positive while its vertical value is negative.
Therefore; For force of 300 N at 30°; Horizontal value = 300*Cos 30 = 259.81 N Vertical value = 300*Sin 30 = 150 N
For 150 N at 135°; Horizontal value = 150*Cos (180-135) = 106.07 N Vertical value = -150*Sin (180-135) = -106.07 N
Then, Resultant horizontal value = 259.81+106.07 = 365.88 N Resultant vertical value = 150-106.07 = 43.93 N
Therefore, Resultant force, v = Sqrt (365.88^2+43.93^2) = 368.51 N Angle of action measured from horizontal = tan ^-1(43.93/365.88) 6.85°
