The resultant of two forces F1 F_1\,F1 and F2 F_2\,F2 is parallel to i+j\mathbf{i} + \mathbf{j}i+j. Given that F1=(3i−2j)F_1 = (3\mathbf{i} - 2\mathbf{j})F1=(3i−2j) N and F2=(pi+2pj)F_2 = (p\mathbf{i} + 2p\mathbf{j})F2=(pi+2pj) N, where p p\,p is a positive constant.
Find the value of ppp.
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