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calculating the resultant force...

Use a suitable graphical method to determine the magnitude and direction of the resultant force acting the anchor point of two cables under tension as shown:

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.editAlbumPhoto&albumID=1793679&imageID=24227865&MyToken=0cb4517b-8fb5-4f73-9f12-3d6a830070da

(might have to Save As the picture to see it better.)


anyone help me?
 
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ok i have sorted that problem, my profile was set as private. u are able to see it now. :P

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ok ill make an imageshack
 
ok i don't really want to pay for it. what other thing could i use??
 
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<a href="http://s301.photobucket.com/albums/nn60/LiamFermoyle/?action=view&current=untitled.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn60/LiamFermoyle/untitled.jpg" border="0" alt="resultant force thing"></a>
 
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Try tip to tail method?
 
dont u see that? erm... and if u get confused about the 30? is actually 30degrees
 
Well now that I see the picture if you don't want to use that method, you can always resolve the forces into vertical and horizontal components and then easily find the resultant vertical component and the resultant horizontal component and go on from there.