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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 the equilibrant of a force are 2 Newtons and 3 Newtons repectively.
What angle does the equilibrant force make as measured counterclockwise from the positive x axis?
answer/question/discussion: We find the angle made by the equilibrant force by taking the arctan (-3/-2) = 56.31 degrees, and since we know that we are looking for an angle in quadrant III we need to add 180 + 56.31 = 236.31 to find the appropriate angle.
What are the components of the equilibrant force?
answer/question/discussion: The components of the equilibrant force are those of -2 N and -3 N in the x – and y – directions respectively.
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