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The given answers don't work for Fcos(θ)=600, no. But that could mean either Mastering Engineering flubbed or, more likely, I flubbed the starting equations.

Says The homework. Because I've already gotten this question wrong, and the answers were displayed. I'm asking about this question here so I know what to do when this sort of problem comes up again.

what do you mean by that? Because F=870 and θ≈34° are set in stone Those are the answers for this problem.

While that does get everything in simpler terms of θ, that doesn't address that 870cos(34) = 721.3 and not 600. My error is a lot farther up.

I'm Blade, and I enjoy pretending I'm competent at math, and programming in Python--but I at least have the excuse of being a beginner in Python.

Homework Statement So we have a force of unknown magnitude acting on these struts at an angle θ measured from strut AB. The component of the force acting along AB is 600lb, and the magnitude of the force acting along BC is 500lb. If Φ = 60°, what is the magnitude of F and the angle θ...