Finding the Resultant of Three Forces on a Particle

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Homework Statement


Three forces act on a particle. What is the direction of the resultant of these forces.
The three forces are: a 65 N force at 30 degrees, a 30N force at 180 degress (going towards the negative x-direction), and a 20 N force at 250 degrees (in the negative x and y directions) the object being at the origin


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i just want to know if i could just find the resultant of two forces, than take that resultant and the remaining force and take the resultant of that and find the angle
 
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Vector addition is commutative: (A+B) + C = A + (B+C). So yeah, that should work.