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Resultant Force Calculation in 2D

The resultant of two forces is 400N at 120 degrees. One force is 200N at 20 degrees. To find the missing force: - Draw the forces to scale - Use the law of cosines formula to calculate the magnitude of the missing force - The missing force is 414.99N

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Resultant Force Calculation in 2D

The resultant of two forces is 400N at 120 degrees. One force is 200N at 20 degrees. To find the missing force: - Draw the forces to scale - Use the law of cosines formula to calculate the magnitude of the missing force - The missing force is 414.99N

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The Resultant of two Forces in a plane is 400N at 120deg.

One of the Force is 200N at 20deg


Determine the Missing Force.

400.00N
400.00N
F 120.0deg
120deg
F 60deg

20.0deg 20deg
20deg

200.00N
200.00N

F^2 = 400^2 + 200^2 -2 (400)(200) Cos (80)


F^2 = 172216.3
F= 414.99N
400.00N
414.99N 400.00N
F Sin 80 Sin ϴ
80deg
ϴ Sin ϴ = 0.949236
ϴ= 71.7deg
200.00N
Determine the Resultant of the following Coplanar Sysytem of Forces

F1 = 116.00N 10deg
F2 = 173.50N 114deg
F3 = 280.00N 183deg
F4 = 253.60N 261deg

116Sin10
116.00N 116Sin10 = 20.14N 116.00N
10deg 116Cos10 = 114.24N 10deg

116Cos10
173.5Sin114
173.50N 173.50N

173.5Sin114 = 158.50N
114deg 173.5Cos114 = -70.57N
114deg

173.5Cos114
183deg 183deg

280Cos183

280.00N 280.00N
280Sin183
280Sin183 = -14.65N
280Cos183 = -279.62N

261deg 261deg
253.6Cos261

253.6Sin261 = -250.48N
253.6Cos261 = -39.67N
253.60N
253.6Sin261

253.60N

Rx = 114.24-70.57-279.62-39.67 = -275.62N
Ry = 20.14 + 158.5-14.65-250.48 = -86.49N
173.50N

Rx
116.00N
R Ry

Ry
tan𝛼 =
Rx
280.00N -86.49N
tan𝛼 = 0.313797
-275.62N

𝛼= 17.4deg

ϴ= 180+ 17.4 = 197.4deg

253.60N R= Sqrt[-86.49^2) + (-275.62^2)]

R= 288.87N

Rx = -275.62N ϴ
288.87Cosϴ = -275.62N
𝛼

Ry = 288.87N
-86.49N 288.87Sinϴ = -86.49N

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