document.write( "Question 1054422: Two forces act at right angles at a point on a body. One of the forces is 5 pounds and the other is 14 pounds. Find the resultant of the two forces to the nearest pound.\r
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Use the Pythagorean theorem to find the hypotenuse(resultant),
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\n" ); document.write( "\"H%5E2=221\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"H=14.866\"\"lbs\"
\n" ); document.write( "Round up to 15.
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