karen6
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I'm completely stumped as to how to do this.
I know the components of f1 are f1x= 1600, f1y=0, f2x= 433 f2y=250 and f3x= 467

Im completely stumped as to how to do this I know the components of f1 are f1x 1600 f1y0 f2x 433 f2y250 and f3x 467 class=

Respuesta :

Explanation:

You have already determined the components of the known forces so I won't repeat your work here. Since the resultant force [tex]\vec{\textbf{R}}[/tex] and F1 are completely along the x-axis, we can conclude that

[tex]F_{2y} = F_{3y} \Rightarrow F_{3y} = F_3\cos{\theta} = 250\:\text{lb}[/tex]

We can now solve for the magnitude of [tex]F_3:[/tex]

[tex]F_3 = \sqrt{F_{3x}^2 + F_{3y}^2} = \sqrt{(467)^2 + (250)^2}[/tex]

[tex]\:\:\:\:=529.7\:\text{lb}[/tex]

The angle [tex]\theta[/tex] is then

[tex]\tan{\theta} = \dfrac{F_{3y}}{F_{3x}} = \dfrac{250}{467}[/tex]

or

[tex]\theta = 49.2°[/tex]