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So, by unwanted variation, do you mean magnetic declination?

Thank you everyone for helping me. I have a much better understand of what is expected of me in a lab. I was really confused about what I needed to do with the information. I was using two spring scales to measure the force acting on the string when I put a 1kg weight on the string. From...

Homework Statement I need some help with a Physics lab. My teacher wasn't there the only chance I could ask him. I don't understand how to prove that the net force is zero when you have the three forces in different directions. For example, the first force is 9.7 N [down], the second is 5.3 N...

I am doing the same experiment. Can you please explain to me how to you solved your experiment (mathematically)? I don't understand how to add the forces if there are completely different directions, as well as how to know what the sum should be smaller than. Please help me!:cry: