cq_1_191

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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 repectively.

• What are the magnitude of this force and what angle does it make as measured counterclockwise from the positive x axis?

a^2 + b^2 = c^2

2N^2 + 3N^2 = c^2

4 N + 9 N = c^2

c = 3.61 N

theta = tan^-1 = 3 N / 2 N = 56.31 degrees

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• What are the components of the equilibrant force?

x component = -2 N

y component = -3 N

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• What angle does the equilibrant force make as measured counterclockwise from the positive x axis?

56.31 degrees + 180 degrees = 236.31 degrees

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