Two forces of 5Nand 12 N respectively act on the same point .show how you would determine the magnitude of the resultant by using the tail to head and tail to tail methods and Pythagoras theorem .(13N)

consider the sides of a parallelogram

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Did you know?

Did you know that when two forces act on the same point, their magnitudes can be determined using different methods? One way to find the magnitude of the resultant is by using the tail to head method, where you draw an arrow to represent each force with their tails at the same point, and the resultant is the arrow drawn from the tail of the first force to the head of the second force. Another method is the tail to tail approach, where the arrows representing the forces are drawn with their tails at the same point, and the resultant is the arrow drawn from the tail of the first force to the tail of the second force. Both methods allow you to visually determine the magnitude and direction of the resultant force. Alternatively, you can also utilize Pythagoras theorem by squaring the magnitudes of the two forces, adding them together, and then taking the square root to find the magnitude of the resultant force. In the case of two forces of 5N and 12N respectively, the magnitude of the resultant force would be found to be 13N.