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# Resultant Forces. Need Help!

That If Two Forces act at An angle theta, The resultant Force is

$$\sqrt{{a}^{2}+{b}^{2}-2 Cos Theta}$$

Is it Correct? Also, I want to Know, If a force acts At an Angle Theta From horizontal, What is the Resultant Force?

Kindly Provide me With the Formulas. I shall study Further From the Wiki. Thanks!

Note by Mehul Arora
1 year, 8 months ago

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It is $$\sqrt{a^2 + b^2 + 2ab\cos(\theta)}$$, where $$\theta$$ is the angle between the two vectors.

Edited for clarity. · 1 year, 8 months ago

Between The root of the Two vectors means? Can you give an example? · 1 year, 8 months ago

:/ I don't know why I wrote that.Disregard that. Basically, the angle between the vectors has to be taken when both of them have the same starting point. For example, this is the correct angle,

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While the angles in the pic below this is wrong. Notice how the vectors don't have the same starting points in the example below.

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· 1 year, 8 months ago

Okay! If a force acts At an Angle Theta From horizontal, What is the Resultant Force? · 1 year, 8 months ago

If there is exactly one force, then the resultant force would be equal to the force itself. · 1 year, 8 months ago