A force  F1  of magnitude 6.50 units acts on an object at the origin in a direction ? = 51.0° above the positive x-axis. (See the figure below.) A second force  F2  of magnitude 5.00 units acts on the object in the direction of the positive y-axis. Find graphically the magnitude and direction of the resultant force  F1 + F2.

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A force 

F1

 of magnitude 6.50 units acts on an object at the origin in a direction ? = 51.0° above the positive x-axis. (See the figure below.) A second force 

F2

 of magnitude 5.00 units acts on the object in the direction of the positive y-axis. Find graphically the magnitude and direction of the resultant force 

F1 + F2.
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magnitude      units
direction      ° counterclockwise from the +x-axis
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