document.write( "Question 982555: Two forces with magnitudes of 150 and 100 pounds act on an object at angles of 40° and 170° respectively. Find the direction and magnitude of these forces. Round to two decimal places in all intermediate steps and in your final answer.\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #603463 by Fombitz(32388)\"\" \"About 
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I'm assuming you want the magnitude and direction of the resultant force since you already have the magnitude and direction of the individual forces.
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\n" ); document.write( "\"F%5Bx%5D=150cos%2840%29%2B100cos%28170%29=114.91-98.48=16.43\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"F%5By%5D=150sin%2840%29%2B100sin%28170%29=96.42%2B17.36=113.78\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"abs%28F%29=sqrt%28F%5Bx%5D%5E2%2BF%5By%5D%5E2%29=sqrt%2816.43%5E2%2B113.78%5E2%29=114.96\"\"lbs\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"theta=tan%5E%28-1%29%28113.78%2F16.43%29=81.78\"\"degrees\"
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