Physics (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 1118486897
ISBN 13: 978-1-11848-689-4

Chapter 1 - Introduction and Mathematical Concepts - Problems - Page 24: 66

Answer

$18.7\space N, 76^{\circ}$

Work Step by Step

Here we use the component method to find the $F_{3}$ Given that, the vector sum of the three forces is zero, we can write. $\vec F_{1}+\vec F_{2}+\vec F_{3}=0$ $\vec F_{3}=-(\vec F_{1}+\vec F_{2})$ We can find the x component of F as follows. $F_{3x}=-(F_{1x}+F_{2x})$ ; Let's plug known values into this equation. $F_{3x}=-(-21\space N\times sin30^{\circ}+15\space N)=-4.5\space N$ We can find the y component of F as follows. $F_{3y}=-(F_{1y}+F_{2y})$ ; Let's plug known values into this equation. $F_{3y}=-(21\space N\times cos30^{\circ})=-18.2\space N$ By using the Pythagorean theorem, we can get. $F_{3}=\sqrt {F_{3x}^{2}+F_{3y}^{2}}=\sqrt {(-4.5\space N)^{2}+(-18.2\space N)^{2}}=18.7\space N$ By using trigonometry, we can get. $tan\theta=\frac{F_{3y}}{F_{3x}}=\frac{-18.2\space N}{-4.5\space N}=>\theta=tan^{-1}(4.04)=76^{\circ} $
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