1. Vertically oriented circular disks have strings wrapped around them. The other ends of the strings are attached to
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The vectors adition we can find the magnitude of the force applied by the other astronaut is 11.25 N in the y direction
Parameters given
- Force of an astronaut Fₓ = 42 N
- Angle θ = 15º
To find
- Force another astronaut
The force is a vector magnitude for which the addition of vectors must be used, a very efficient method to perform this sum is to add the components of each vector and devise constructing the resulting vector using trigonometry and the Pythagorean theorem.
Let's use trigonometry to find the other force
tan θ =
F_ y = Fₓ tan θ
let's calculate
F_y = 42 tan 15
F_y = 11.25 N
Using the summation of vectors we can find the magnitude of the force applied by the other astronaut is 11.25 N in the y direction
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If we want the object to continue to move at constant speed, it means that the resultant of the forces acting on the object must be zero. So far, we have:
- force F1 with direction north, of 10 N
- force F2 with direction west, of 10 N
The third force must balance them, in order to have a net force of zero on the object.
The resultant of the two forces F1 and F2 is
with direction at
north-west. This means that F3 must be equal and opposite to this force: so, F3 must have magnitude 14.1 N and its direction should be 
south-east.
- force F1 with direction north, of 10 N
- force F2 with direction west, of 10 N
The third force must balance them, in order to have a net force of zero on the object.
The resultant of the two forces F1 and F2 is
with direction at