Gravitational Force: Solutions and Explanations

[klm]

edit- nevermind i figured it out

 

[rock.freak667]

If you draw in the directions of the forces with respect to the 20kg mass...where is the resultant?

 

[klm]

i found the two forces acting on the 20 kg ball and then i just did the pythagorean theorem to find the hypotenuse which would be the resultant since they are perpendicular

 

[klm]

please can someone help!

 

[rock.freak667]

Well the resultant force you found, was it the correct answer?

 

[klm]

yes it is correct for the 20 kg mass

 

[rfg]

the equation arctan(y/x) will give you the measure of the angle off the x-axis in the counter clockwise direction.