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Grade 11General Physics

The resultant of two forces has magnitude 20 N. One of the forces is of magnitude 20√3 N and makes an angle of 30° with the resultant. Then, the other force must be of magnitude:

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9 Years agoGrade 11
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ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer9 Years ago
Let the other force be of magnitude 10.
By plotting the vector you get ,
sin 30 = vector A / Resultant = Vector A / 20
Therefore , ½ = Vector A/20 , Vector A = 10