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 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 repectively.
• What are the magnitude of this force and what angle does it make as measured counterclockwise from the positive x axis?
90 degree angle
####This should be F=sqrt(F_x^2+F_y^2)=sqrt((2N)^2+(3N)^2)=3.6N
###Then the angle would be theta=arcTan(3N/2N)=arcTan(3/2)=56deg
• What are the components of the equilibrant force?
2N, -2N 3N, -3N
###x=-2N y=-3N
• What angle does the equilibrant force make as measured counterclockwise from the positive x axis?
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180 degree angle
###The angle would be arcTan(-3N/-2N) + 180deg=56deg + 180 = 236deg
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