I would assume the x-axis to be the direction the tugboat is moving in. Or at least perpendicular to the left side of the rectangle representing the tugboat. Are you saying this problem is unsolvable?
I tried defining the x-axis as bisecting the 45 degree angle:
300cos157.5 + 800cos202.5 =...
A ship is being pulled by tugboats with forces of 300 N and 800 N. The angle between the forces is 45 degrees.
My question is how can we find the angle between the force vectors and the x-axis? Would it just be 45/2 =22.5 degrees or would it be different because the forces have different...