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course Phy 121
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 alsoequal, 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 repectively.
What are the magnitude of this force and what angle does it make as measured counterclockwise from the positive x axis?
Magnitude= sqrt(3N^2+2N^2)=3.61N
angle of force= arctan(3/2)= 56.31 degrees
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What are the components of the equilibrant force?
Fx=-2N
Fy=-3N
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What angle does the equilibrant force make as measured counterclockwise from the positive x axis?
56.31+180=236.31 degrees
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