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Sketch a vector representing a 10 Newton force which acts vertically downward.
• Position an x-y coordinate plane so that the initial point of your vector is at the origin, and the angle of the vector as measured counterclockwise from the positive x axis is 250 degrees. This will require that you 'rotate' the x-y coordinate plane from its traditional horizontal-vertical orientation.
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• What are the x and y components of the equilibrant of the force?
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I'm not really sure how to do this problem. I am only given the magnitude of one side of the triangle and one angle of 110 degrees (360 -250 = 110). I need one more angle or side to calculate the others using trigonometry. Otherwise, the components of the equilibrant are pretty easily found. They consist of the same magnitude but with opposite signs.
It's going to be a right triangle. You need only one angle and one side.
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15 minutes
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The link, which includes some diagrams, should clarify this completely.
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