Two ropes are used to pull a tree stump out of the ground.
Rope 1 pulls with a force of 400 N.
Rope 2 pulls with a force of 300 N.
The angle between the two ropes is 60∘60^{\circ}60∘.
Draw a scale vector diagram to determine the size of the resultant force of the two ropes on the tree stump.
Use your diagram to determine the angle between the resultant force and rope 1.
The tree stump does not move.
State the size and the direction of the force of the ground on the tree stump.
Explain why the resultant force of the two ropes is less than 700 N.
93 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Physics 9.1 Forces and vectors, covering 9.1.1 Interactions and types of force, 9.1.2 Vector and scalar quantities, and 9.1.3 Vector diagrams and free body diagrams. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.