Engineering Mechanics: Statics & Dynamics (14th Edition)

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Chapter 2 - Force Vectors - Section 2.3 - Vector Addition of Forces - Problems - Page 29: 4

Answer

$F_{AB}=448N$ $F_{AC}=366N$

Work Step by Step

We can use the law of sines to find the magnitudes of the components of $F$. $\sin75^{\circ}/500N=\sin60^{\circ}/F_{AB}$ $F_{AB}=\sin60^{\circ} *500N/\sin75^{\circ}$ $F_{AB}=448N$ $\sin75^{\circ}/500N=\sin45^{\circ}/F_{AC}$ $F_{AC}=\sin45^{\circ} *500N/\sin75^{\circ}$ $F_{AC}=366N$
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