Answer :
Answer:
Magnitude of vector addition: 10.6
Direction of vector addition: 16.4 degrees
For resultant graphically see attached image
Explanation:
Mathematically the resultant is calculated using x and y components:
F1 = 6 units at 30 degrees, then its components are:
[tex]F1_x= 6 * cos (30^o) = 6 * \frac{\sqrt{3} }{2} = 3\,\sqrt{3} \approx 5.196\\F1_y = 6 * sin(30^o) =6 * \frac{1}{2} = 3[/tex]
F2 = 5 at 0 degrees (on the x-axis), then the x and y components are:
F2x = 5
F2y = 0
The addition gives the following components:
Fx = 10.196
Fy = 3
Which result (via Pythagoras Theorem) in a magnitude of:
[tex]|F|=\sqrt{10.196^2+3^2}\approx 10.6[/tex]
and angle:
[tex]\theta= arctan(3/10.196) \approx 16.4^o[/tex]
