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∙ 12y agoFind an expression for the magnitude of the horizontal force in the figure for which does not slip either up or down along the wedge. All surfaces are frictionless.
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∙ 12y agoTo find the resultant magnitude and direction of the five forces acting at an angle, you can resolve each force into its horizontal and vertical components using trigonometry. Then, sum up all the horizontal components and vertical components separately to find the resultant horizontal and vertical components. Finally, use these components to calculate the magnitude and direction of the resultant force using trigonometry.
To combine forces acting in different directions, you can use vector addition. Break each force into its horizontal and vertical components, then sum the horizontal components together and the vertical components together to find the resultant force in each direction. Finally, combine the horizontal and vertical components to find the magnitude and direction of the resultant force.
Each force can be broken down into its horizontal and vertical components. Then, the horizontal components are added together to find the net horizontal force, and the vertical components are added together to find the net vertical force. Finally, the magnitudes of the net horizontal and vertical forces can be combined to determine the overall effect of all the forces acting together.
The component method involves breaking down vectors into their horizontal and vertical components. To add vectors using this method, you add the horizontal components to find the resultant horizontal component, and then add the vertical components to find the resultant vertical component. Finally, you can use these resultant components to calculate the magnitude and direction of the resultant vector.
To find the resultant of the two vectors, break each vector into its horizontal and vertical components. Then add these components separately to find the total horizontal and vertical components. Finally, use these components to calculate the magnitude and direction of the resultant vector using trigonometry.
To find the resultant of forces when the directions are separated by 45 degrees, you can use vector addition. Resolve each force into its horizontal and vertical components, then add them up to find the resultant force in both magnitude and direction using trigonometry.
The answer below assumes you are required to find the components of the vector. A vector with unity magnitude means that the magnitude of the vector equals to 1. Therefore its a simple case of calculating the values of sin(45) for the vertical components and cos(45) for the horizontal components. Both of these values equal to 1/sqrt(2) {one over square-root two}
To find the resultant of two forces that are in the same direction, simply add the magnitudes of the two forces together. The resultant will have a magnitude equal to the sum of the two forces, and it will also be in the same direction as the original forces.
The magnitude of a vector is a geometrical value for hypotenuse.. The magnitude is found by taking the square root of the i and j components.
To calculate resultant velocity, you would need to determine the magnitude and direction of the individual velocities that are involved. Then, you can use vector addition to find the resultant velocity by adding the velocities together considering both magnitude and direction.
You can find the magnitude of acceleration by using the formula: magnitude = sqrt(ax^2 + ay^2 + az^2), where ax, ay, and az are the components of acceleration in the x, y, and z directions respectively. Add the squares of the individual components and take the square root of the sum to calculate the magnitude.
You can measure it. Depending what information you are given, you can calculate it. I assume you are talking about vectors; in two dimensions it is fairly easy. If you know the horizontal and vertical components, your scientific calculator should have a feature called horizontal-to-polar conversion. Check your calculator manual. Of course, you can also use trigonometry.