Question

At one moment in a football game, player A exerts a force to the east on player B. At the same time a teammate of A exerts the same sized force to the south on player B. In what direction is B likely to go because of these forces?

Answer 1

Answer:

45 degree east of south

Explanation:

If we add the east-bound force vector by player A and the south-bound force vector by the teammate of player A, the resultant force would point in the south-east direction and likely to generate acceleration on B, which in turn causes motion.

Since the 2 original forces are equal in magnitude, the resultant force would be directly half way between them, so 45 degree east of south.