1. The two forces act on a bolt at A.  Determine their resultant. Graphical solution -construct a parallelogram with sides in the same direction as P and Q and lengths in proportion.  Graphically evaluate the resultant which is equivalent in direction and proportional in magnitude to the diagonal.   Trigonometric solution -use the triangle rule for vector addition in conjunction with the law of cosines and law of sines to find the resultant.

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1. The two forces act on a bolt at A.  Determine their resultant.

Graphical solution -construct a parallelogram with sides in the same direction as P and Q and lengths in proportion.  Graphically evaluate the resultant which is equivalent in direction and proportional in magnitude to the diagonal.

 

Trigonometric solution -use the triangle rule for vector addition in conjunction with the law of cosines and law of sines to find the resultant.

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