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9 Forces and their effects

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Question 39

During calibration, a force acting on an instrument mount has components of 45 N west and 30 N north. A second force keeps the mount in equilibrium. The second force is drawn to scale as an arrow starting at point X, where 1.0 cm represents 10 N. Where is the tip of this arrow?

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A

4.5 cm4.5\ \mathrm{cm}4.5 cm west and 3.0 cm3.0\ \mathrm{cm}3.0 cm south of X

B

4.5 cm4.5\ \mathrm{cm}4.5 cm east and 3.0 cm3.0\ \mathrm{cm}3.0 cm south of X

C

4.5 cm4.5\ \mathrm{cm}4.5 cm west and 3.0 cm3.0\ \mathrm{cm}3.0 cm north of X

D

3.0 cm3.0\ \mathrm{cm}3.0 cm east and 4.5 cm4.5\ \mathrm{cm}4.5 cm south of X

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