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Thanks, in my search for a complex answer I forgot that I knew the positions of both of them and could easily find the angle.

I am making an n-body simulator, but I'm stuck. How can I find the components of the Force acting between two bodies such as the Earth and the Sun. I know it's- F * Cos(theta) and F * Sin(theta) but if I don't know the angle how can I find the components? I'm using the diagram on this...