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Two forces, one of 12 N and another of 24 N, act on a body in such a way that they make an angle of 90° with each other. Find the resultant of the two forces

Two forces, one of 12 N and another of 24 N, act on a body in such a way that they make an angle of 90° with each other. Find the resultant of the two forces
 

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Chirag Sehgal
14 Points
2 years ago
Using the formula where A and B are 2 forces are R is their resultant, then
R2 = (A2+B2+2ABcosθ )
here θ = 90
Then 
R= √(A2+B2)
R=√625 = 25N
To find the direction, we use
The direction will be tan-124/25 from the 24N force.
 
Answer- The resultant is 25N tan-124/25 from the 24N force

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