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Yes, that's clear - thanks very much :)

Thanks for the replies - I managed to get the magnitude but I tried plugging in the x and y values of the 100N force into the formula for getting the direction and I didn't get the correct answer so i suppose I was putting in the wrong values?

How do I break them into their x and y directions?

Two forces 80 N and 100 N acting at an angle of 60° to each other pull on an object. What single force would have the same effect? (Answer: 156.2 N at an angle of 26.3° to the 100 N force (angle of 33.7° to the 80 N force) Really not sure how they got this answer...

Thanks very much for that - very clear. Thank you

Homework Statement This is a question from a past exam paper: Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution I really had no idea how to approach this but the solution is: Hopefully someone can explain to me the method used to obtain this answer.