Posted by Michael on Saturday, December 8, 2012 at 6:37pm.
Forces 2 and 4 cancel each other.
Forces 1 and 3 combined are the same as
20 N at 270 degrees. First calculate the resultant. The equilibrant will be the opposite of that.
So, add 20 N at 270 and 50 N at 60.
North direction component = 50sin60 = 43.3
East direction component = -20 + 50cos60 = 5
Magnitude = sqrt[43.3^2 + 5^2] = 43.6 newtons
Direction = 6.6 degrees E of N
For the equilibrant, make that 186.6 degrees
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