Two forces,F1 and F2, act at a point. F1 has a magnitude of 8.00 N and is directed at an angle of 56.0 degrees above the negative x axis in the second quadrant. F2 has a magnitude of 5.00 N and is directed at an angle of 52.9 degrees below the negative x axis in the third quadrant.
-What is the x component of the resultant force?
-What is the y component of the resultant force?
-What is the magnitude of the resultant force?
Im confused.
How much of F1 is in the +x direction?
F1x = -8 cos 56
How much of F2 is in the +x direction?
F2x = -5 cos 52.9
So how much total in the +x direction?
Fx = F1x+F2x = -8cos56-5cos52.9
How much of F1 is in the +y direction?
F1y = +8 sin 56
How much of F2 is in the +y direction?
F2y = -5 sin 52.9
How much total is in the +y direction?
Fy = +8sin56-5sin52.9
then
|F| = sqrt(Fx^2+Fy^2)
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First, let's find the x-components of both forces. For F1, the angle is in the second quadrant, so the x-component will be negative. To find it, we'll multiply the magnitude (8.00 N) by the cosine of the angle (56.0 degrees). So, F1x = -8.00 N * cos(56.0 degrees).
For F2, the angle is in the third quadrant, so again the x-component will be negative. We can find it by multiplying the magnitude (5.00 N) by the cosine of the angle (52.9 degrees). So, F2x = -5.00 N * cos(52.9 degrees).
Now, let's find the y-component of both forces. For F1, since the angle is in the second quadrant, the y-component will also be positive. We can find it by multiplying the magnitude (8.00 N) by the sine of the angle (56.0 degrees). So, F1y = 8.00 N * sin(56.0 degrees).
For F2, since the angle is in the third quadrant, the y-component will be negative. We can find it by multiplying the magnitude (5.00 N) by the sine of the angle (52.9 degrees). So, F2y = -5.00 N * sin(52.9 degrees).
Now, let's add up the x-components and the y-components separately.
Resultant x-component = F1x + F2x.
Resultant y-component = F1y + F2y.
Finally, to find the magnitude of the resultant force, we can use the Pythagorean theorem: magnitude = square root of (Resultant x-component^2 + Resultant y-component^2).
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To solve this problem, we can use vector addition. We will need to break down each force into its x and y components.
Let's first find the x and y components of F1:
Given:
Magnitude of F1, |F1| = 8.00 N
Angle above the negative x-axis, θ1 = 56.0°
The x-component of F1, F1x, can be found using the cosine function:
F1x = |F1| × cos(θ1)
= 8.00 N × cos(56.0°)
The y-component of F1, F1y, can be found using the sine function:
F1y = |F1| × sin(θ1)
= 8.00 N × sin(56.0°)
Now, let's find the x and y components of F2:
Given:
Magnitude of F2, |F2| = 5.00 N
Angle below the negative x-axis, θ2 = 52.9°
The x-component of F2, F2x, can be found using the cosine function:
F2x = |F2| × cos(θ2)
= 5.00 N × cos(52.9°)
The y-component of F2, F2y, can be found using the sine function:
F2y = |F2| × sin(θ2)
= 5.00 N × sin(52.9°)
Now, we can find the x component of the resultant force, Fx:
Fx = F1x + F2x
And the y component of the resultant force, Fy:
Fy = F1y + F2y
Finally, we can find the magnitude of the resultant force, |FR|, using the Pythagorean theorem:
|FR| = sqrt(Fx^2 + Fy^2)
Let's calculate the values step by step.
To find the x and y components of the resultant force, as well as the magnitude of the resultant force, we can use the concept of vector addition. We'll break down each force into its x and y components, and then add up the corresponding components to find the resultant force.
Let's start by finding the x and y components of F1.
The x component of F1 (F1x) can be calculated using the formula:
F1x = F1 * cos(theta)
Here, "theta" represents the angle that F1 makes with the x-axis. Since F1 is directed at an angle of 56.0 degrees above the negative x-axis, the angle with the positive x-axis would be 180 - 56 = 124.0 degrees. So we have:
F1x = 8.00 N * cos(124.0 degrees)
= -5.46 N
The negative sign indicates that the x component of F1 is directed in the negative x-axis direction.
The y component of F1 (F1y) can be calculated using the formula:
F1y = F1 * sin(theta)
Using the same angle as before, we have:
F1y = 8.00 N * sin(124.0 degrees)
= 6.94 N
Since F1 is directed above the negative x-axis, the y component, F1y, will be positive.
Now, let's do the same for F2.
The x component of F2 (F2x) can be calculated using the same formula as before:
F2x = F2 * cos(theta)
Here, theta represents the angle that F2 makes with the x-axis. Since F2 is directed at an angle of 52.9 degrees below the negative x-axis in the third quadrant, the angle with the positive x-axis would be 180 + 52.9 = 232.9 degrees. So we have:
F2x = 5.00 N * cos(232.9 degrees)
= 3.50 N
The positive sign indicates that the x component of F2 is directed in the positive x-axis direction.
The y component of F2 (F2y) can be calculated similarly:
F2y = F2 * sin(theta)
Using the same angle as before, we have:
F2y = 5.00 N * sin(232.9 degrees)
= -3.98 N
The negative sign indicates that the y component is directed below the negative x-axis.
Now, we can find the x and y components of the resultant force by adding the corresponding components of F1 and F2:
Rx = F1x + F2x
= (-5.46 N) + (3.50 N)
= -1.96 N
Ry = F1y + F2y
= (6.94 N) + (-3.98 N)
= 2.96 N
The x component of the resultant force is -1.96 N, and the y component is 2.96 N.
Finally, we can find the magnitude of the resultant force (R) using the Pythagorean theorem:
R = sqrt(Rx^2 + Ry^2)
= sqrt((-1.96 N)^2 + (2.96 N)^2)
= sqrt(3.84 N^2 + 8.76 N^2)
= sqrt(12.60 N^2)
= 3.55 N
Therefore, the x component of the resultant force is -1.96 N, the y component is 2.96 N, and the magnitude of the resultant force is 3.55 N.