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11 years ago
I am not too sure how to solve this problem:

The Wind exerts a force of 452 N north on a sailboat while the water exerts a force of 325 N west on the sailboat. Find the magnitude and direction of the net force on the boat.
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11 years ago
they are acting at 90 degrees to eat othe so pythagoras' theorum is used to calculate the magnitude of the force    it is A^2+B^2=C^2    so 452^2+325^2=resultant ^2     556.7N is the resultant force
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11 years ago
magnitude: sqrt(452^2+325^2)=556.71
direction arctan(452/325)=54.28 degrees North of West

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