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document.write( "Two forces act on a point. One force is 38 newtons. The other force is 16 newtons. The angle between the two forces is 48°. Find the magnitude of the resultant force in newtons.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Enter answer accurate to four decimal places.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #601828 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><B>Alan3354(69443)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Alan3354><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=601828\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two forces act on a point. One force is 38 newtons. The other force is 16 newtons. The angle between the two forces is 48°. Find the magnitude of the resultant force in newtons.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Make a parallelogram with the 2 vectors.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The resultant force is the long diagonal.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The angle opposite the diagonal is 180 - 48 = 132 degs.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use the Cosine Law:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r^2 = 38^2 + 16^2 - 2*38*16*cos(132)<BR>\n" );
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