The sum of two forces is 16N. The resultant is normal to the smaller force and has a magnitude of 8N. then give the magnitude of the 2 force. please Explain
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Amrita Mukherjee
·2013-06-04 07:46:08
There is a simple method of doing this.
Let A be the smaller vector of magnitude "x".
Then B would be the larger Vector with magnitude (16-x).
Resultant Vector|(A+B)|=8
The triangle would look like-
A right-angled triangle with vector A as the base, resultant vector (A+B) as the perpendicular and Vector B as the hypotenuse.
Using Pythagoras's Theorem-
64+x2=(16-x)2
64+x2=256+x2-32x
32x=256-64
32x=192
x=6
Hence the answer will be-
|A|=6
|B|=10
Let me know if you think I have gone worng :)
Akash Anand Good Work
Upvote·0· Reply ·2013-06-05 02:22:00