Two force of magnitude of 25N and 16 N are inclined at an angle of 120°to each other.calculate the magnitude of their resultant.
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r^2 = 25^2 + 16^2 - 2(25)(16)cos(60°)
r = √481 ≈ 21.93
I apologize for the mistake in my previous answer. You are correct that the angle between the forces is 60° and not 120°. Using the correct angle, the calculation for the magnitude of the resultant force is:
R^2 = 25^2 + 16^2 - 2(25)(16)cos(60°)
R^2 = 625 + 256 - 800(0.5)
R^2 = 625 + 256 - 400
R^2 = 481
R = √481
R ≈ 21.93 N
Therefore, the magnitude of the resultant force is approximately 21.93 N.
To calculate the magnitude of the resultant, we can use the parallelogram method or the vector addition method.
1. Parallelogram Method:
- Draw a scale diagram of the two forces, representing each force as an arrow.
- The magnitude of each force is proportional to the length of the arrow.
- Place the tail of one arrow at the head of the other, forming a parallelogram.
- Draw a diagonal from the common point of the two arrows.
- Measure the length of the diagonal, which represents the magnitude of the resultant force.
In this case, the two forces have magnitudes of 25 N and 16 N. We will draw a scale diagram based on these magnitudes.
2. Vector Addition Method:
- Resolve each force into horizontal and vertical components.
- Add the horizontal components and the vertical components separately.
- Use the Pythagorean theorem to find the magnitude of the resultant force:
magnitude of resultant force (R) = √(sum of squares of horizontal and vertical components)
In this case, the angle between the two forces is 120°. We will resolve each force into horizontal and vertical components.
Let's use the vector addition method for this calculation.
First, let's resolve the forces into horizontal and vertical components:
Force F1 (25 N):
- The horizontal component (F1x) can be calculated as F1 * cos(angle1).
- The vertical component (F1y) can be calculated as F1 * sin(angle1).
Force F2 (16 N):
- The horizontal component (F2x) can be calculated as F2 * cos(angle2).
- The vertical component (F2y) can be calculated as F2 * sin(angle2).
Now, we can calculate the horizontal and vertical components of the forces:
F1x = 25 N * cos(120°)
F1y = 25 N * sin(120°)
F2x = 16 N * cos(0°)
F2y = 16 N * sin(0°)
Since cos(120°) = -0.5 and sin(120°) = √3/2, and cos(0°) = 1, sin(0°) = 0, we have:
F1x = 25 N * (-0.5) = -12.5 N
F1y = 25 N * (√3/2) ≈ 21.65 N
F2x = 16 N * 1 = 16 N
F2y = 16 N * 0 = 0 N
Next, we add the horizontal and vertical components separately:
Rx = F1x + F2x
Ry = F1y + F2y
Rx = -12.5 N + 16 N = 3.5 N
Ry = 21.65 N + 0 N = 21.65 N
Finally, we use the Pythagorean theorem to find the magnitude of the resultant force:
Resultant force (R) = √(Rx^2 + Ry^2)
R = √(3.5 N)^2 + (21.65 N)^2
R ≈ √(12.25 N^2 + 468.2225 N^2)
R ≈ √480.4725 N^2
R ≈ 21.92 N
Therefore, the magnitude of the resultant force is approximately 21.92 N.
Using the law of cosines, we can calculate the magnitude of the resultant force:
R^2 = 25^2 + 16^2 - 2(25)(16)cos(120)
R^2 = 625 + 256 - 800(-0.5)
R^2 = 625 + 256 + 400
R^2 = 1281
R = √1281
R ≈ 35.78 N
Therefore, the magnitude of the resultant force is approximately 35.78 N.