Engineering Statics Question

In summary, a student has posted a question with an image showing a physics problem with three forces acting on an object at different angles. They have attempted to solve the problem but are unsure of their answer and why the question does not specify the direction of the resultant force. Another user has pointed out a possible error in their calculations and suggests using trigonometry to solve for the unknowns. The conversation ends with the user summarizing the known and unknown variables in the problem.
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Homework Statement



http://imgur.com/a/FyekZ
I took the liberty of uploading everything. The first picture is the question, while the other two is my attempt at answering it in two parts. What I do not understand is what I did wrong or where I went wrong.
I also would like to know why, unlike many other questions from the text, this question does not specify in which direction the resultant force is directed. Is the question wrong, or am I supposed to go about this in a different manner?

EDIT: If you cannot see the full image, please click the gear icon (top right of each image - gear appears when you have the mouse over the image) and select view full resolution.

Homework Equations



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The Attempt at a Solution



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Ok so there appears to be too many unknowns unless you assume the resulting force is to be in the "u" direction.
 
  • #4
I think you may have made an error in the calc for Fry. Did you forgot to divide by Sin(28)?
 
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Actually it looks like you can calculate the angle of the resultant. Call that β then..

In x..

FR*Cos(β) = F1*Cos(θ) - F2*3/5 + F3*Cos(45)
so
F1*Cos(θ) = FR*Cos(β) + F2*3/5 - F3*Cos(45) ...(1)

In y..

FR*Sin(β) = F1*Sin(θ) + F2*4/5 - F3*Sin(45)
so
F1*Sin(θ) = FR*Sin(β) - F2*4/5 + F3*Sin(45)...(2)


Knowns F2, F3, FR, θ
Unknowns F1 and β

We have two equations and two unknowns.
 

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