Phy 201
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The equilibrant of a force is the force which is equal and opposite to that force. If two forces are equal and opposite, their x and y components are also equal, but the x and y components of the force are opposite in sign to those of the equilibrant.
The x and y components of a force are 2 Newtons and 3 Newtons respectively.
• What are the magnitude of this force and what angle does it make as measured counterclockwise from the positive x axis?
#$&* The magnitude of this force will be 3.61. I determine this by using 2^2 + 3^2 = c^2, and c = 3.61. Then using arctan(3/2), I get the angle to be 56.31 degrees.
• What are the components of the equilibrant force?
#$&* The equilibrant of a force is the force that is equal and opposite to that force. In this particular instance, I think the equilibrant would be the magnitude of the vector, 3.61.
• What angle does the equilibrant force make as measured counterclockwise from the positive x axis?
#$&* Since we are dealing with equals and opposites, maybe the equilibrant angle would be 303.69, since that is basically the opposite of 56.31.
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