You have two forces, 116.1 N and 78.6 N.
What is their resultant if the first acts up-
ward and the second acts downward?
Answer in units of N.
IF they are on opposite directions, they oppose, or subtract
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To find the resultant of two forces, when one acts upward and the other acts downward, we need to subtract the smaller force from the larger force.
In this case, the larger force is 116.1 N (acting upward) and the smaller force is 78.6 N (acting downward).
Resultant = Larger force - Smaller force
Resultant = 116.1 N - 78.6 N
Resultant = 37.5 N
Therefore, the resultant of the two forces is 37.5 N in the upward direction.
To find the resultant of two forces, acting in opposite directions, you need to find the vector sum of the forces. In this case, the first force is acting upward and the second force is acting downward.
To calculate the resultant, you can subtract the magnitude of the second force from the magnitude of the first force and consider the direction of the larger force.
Given:
First force (upward) = 116.1 N
Second force (downward) = 78.6 N
To find the resultant force:
1. Subtract the magnitude of the second force from the magnitude of the first force:
Resultant force = First force - Second force
Resultant force = 116.1 N - 78.6 N
2. Calculate the difference:
Resultant force = 37.5 N
Since the first force is larger than the second force, the resultant force will have the same direction as the larger force, which is upward in this case.
Therefore, the resultant force in this scenario is 37.5 N upward.