Which of the following forces best represents an equilibrant force in this system?

How does the nitrogen enter the food web?

nikklg [1K]

When bacteria in the soil takes nitrogen from the air it becomes nitrates it can finally move through the food chain in this form.

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Two forces, F₁ and F₂, act at a point. F₁ has a magnitude of 8.00 N and is directed at an angle of 61.0° above the negative x ax

kirill115 [55]

1) -7.14 N

2) +2.70 N

3) 7.63 N

Explanation:

1)

In order to find the x-component of the resultant force, we have to resolve each force along the x-axis.

The first force is 8.00 N and is directed at an angle of 61.0° above the negative x axis in the second quadrant: this means that the angle with respect to the positive x axis is

$180^{\circ}-61^{\circ}$

so its x-component is

$F_{1x}=(8.00)(cos (180^{\circ}-61^{\circ}))=-3.88 N$

F₂ has a magnitude of 5.40 N and is directed at an angle of 52.8° below the negative x axis in the third quadrant: so, its angle with respect to the positive x-axis is

$180^{\circ}+52.8^{\circ}$

Therefore its x-component is

$F_{2x}=(5.40)(cos (180^{\circ}+52.8^{\circ}))=-3.26 N$

So, the x-component of the resultant force is

$F_x=F_{1x}+F_{2x}=-3.88+(-3.26)=-7.14 N$

2)

In order to find the y-component of the resultant force, we have to resolve each force along the y-axis.

The first force is 8.00 N and is directed at an angle of 61.0° above the negative x axis in the second quadrant: as we said previously, the angle with respect to the positive x axis is

$180^{\circ}-61^{\circ}$

so its y-component is

$F_{1y}=(8.00)(sin (180^{\circ}-61^{\circ}))=7.00 N$

F₂ has a magnitude of 5.40 N and is directed at an angle of 52.8° below the negative x axis in the third quadrant: as we said previously, its angle with respect to the positive x-axis is

$180^{\circ}+52.8^{\circ}$

Therefore its y-component is

$F_{2y}=(5.40)(sin (180^{\circ}+52.8^{\circ}))=-4.30 N$