What is the resultant force direction?

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To determine the resultant force and direction from two forces acting on an object, a 33 N force at 30 degrees West of South and a 17 N force at 30 degrees North of West are considered. The solution involves vector addition techniques, such as the triangle law of vector addition or the parallelogram method, to find both the magnitude and direction of the resultant force. The expected answer is a resultant force of 37 N at 57 degrees West of South. Understanding how to add vectors is crucial for solving this problem, especially when dealing with angles and directions. The magnitude of the forces is secondary to the correct application of vector addition methods.
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Homework Statement


A 33 N force acts on an object at 30 degrees West of South while a 17 N force acts on the same object at 30 degrees North of West. What is the resultant force and direction.

Force1= 33 N
Force 2= 17 N



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Force diagram? Cos?

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I've been looking forever on the internet, in books but I really have no idea on this. I've tried stuff with cos and sin, though...But nothing worked...I know the answer is 37 N @ 57 degrees west of south. This is new material in my class so this is the first time I've tried to work a problem like this. I have no clue what to do!
 
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Are you comfortable with how to add vectors?
 
I found force using Pythagorean, but still trying to find direction
 
Use triangle law of vector addition or better still use the parallelogram method whose diagonal tells you the direction of the resultant:p\

HINT: THE MAGNITUDE OF FORCES IS NOT IMPORTANT AT ALL...
 

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