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Two workers are trying to more a heavy crate. One pushes on the crate with a for

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Question

Two workers are trying to more a heavy crate. One pushes on the crate with a force A rightarrow, which has a magnitude of 566 newtons (N) and is directed due west. The other pushes with a force B rightarrow, which has magnitude of 376 N and is directed due north. What are the magnitude and direction of the resultant force A rightarrow + B rightarow applied to the crate? Suppose that the second worker applies a force - B rightarrow instead of B rightarrow. What then are the magnitude and direction of the resultant force A rightarrow - B rightarrow applied to the crate? In both cases express the direction as a positive angle relative to due west. Number Units Number Units north of west Number Units Number Units south of west

Explanation / Answer

The body A having vector from for force applied

A=-566i+0j...............(1)

The body B having vector from for force applied

B=0i+376j..............(2)

Now we combined eq1 and eq2

A+B=-566i+376j

(a) ans

The magnitude of A+B=

|A+B|=[(-566)^2+(376)^2

=[320357+141376]

=461732

=679.5 N

Therefore the magnitude of A+B=679.5N

(b) ans

The direction of A+B

theta=tan^-1{-376/566}

=123.6°

(C) ans

The new vector A-B=-566i-376 j

The magnitude of A-B=[(-566)^2+(-376)^2

|A-B|=679.5N

(D) and

The direction of new vector A-B

Theta=tan^-{376/566}

=213.6°