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if the angle between two forces increases,the magnitude of their resultant:

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11 Years agoGrade Select Grade
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11 Years ago
Resultant of two vectors A & B is calculated as sqrt.(A2 +B2+2ABcos(theta)) where theta is angle between them. As theta increses from 0 to 180, cos(theta) varies from 1 to -1. So magnitude decreses with increase in angle between them.

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