Trigonometry (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321671775
ISBN 13: 978-0-32167-177-6

Chapter 7 - Applications of Trigonometry and Vectors - Section 7.5 Applications of Vectors - 7.5 Exercises - Page 335: 3

Answer

The angle between the forces is $93.9^{\circ}$

Work Step by Step

Let $a = 692~N$ Let $b = 423~N$ Let $c$ be the resultant force of $786~N$ Let $\theta$ be the angle between $a$ and $b$ We can use the parallelogram rule to find $\theta$: $c^2 = a^2+b^2+2ab~cos~\theta$ $-2ab~cos~\theta = a^2+b^2-c^2$ $cos~\theta = -\frac{a^2+b^2-c^2}{2ab}$ $\theta = arccos(-\frac{a^2+b^2-c^2}{2ab})$ $\theta = arccos(-\frac{692^2+423^2-786^2}{(2)(692)(423)})$ $\theta = arccos(-0.06832)$ $\theta = 93.9^{\circ}$ The angle between the forces is $93.9^{\circ}$
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