a) Find the resultant force and calculate its magnitude and direction (relative to the positive x-axis) (b) This resultant force now acts on an object (modelled as a particle) of mass 12kg. Find the acceleration and calculate its magnitude.

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(a) Find the resultant force and calculate its magnitude and direction (relative to the positive x-axis)

(b) This resultant force now acts on an object (modelled as a particle) of mass 12kg. Find the acceleration and calculate its magnitude.

 

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F2 K
F3
Transcribed Image Text:F1 F2 K F3
Consider a particle subject to the forces shown in Figure 1, where the forces have magnitudes
|F|
= 41N,
|F2|
= 14N,
|F3|
= 29N,
and the angles with respect to the horizontal are a1 = 70°, a2 = 50°, and a3 = 0° for F1, F2,
and F3 respectively.
Transcribed Image Text:Consider a particle subject to the forces shown in Figure 1, where the forces have magnitudes |F| = 41N, |F2| = 14N, |F3| = 29N, and the angles with respect to the horizontal are a1 = 70°, a2 = 50°, and a3 = 0° for F1, F2, and F3 respectively.
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