We are not allowed to measure the angles:
The unknown weight is now supported by three strings, each with their own spring balance. This time, using only a meter stick and trigonometry, solve for the value of the unknown weight. Label the known values.
If we were allowed to collect the...
I am working on a lab assignment that is having us figure out an unknown force based on various given forces. All the 2-D problems I could do easily. Unfortunately, the last problem has thrown me for a loop as it deals with an actual setup in the lab room with forces in all 3 directions.
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