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document.write( "Calculate all x-components of the four forces, and then add them. You will get Fx.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Next, calculate all y-components of the four forces, and then add them. You will get Fy.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then the magnitude of the resulting force is  .\r\n" );
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document.write( "Its direction you will find from  tan(a) = .\r\n" );
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