vector force F1 of 3 N is direcected in 20 degrees North of West, and a vector force F2 of 4 N is directed in 60 degrees East of North. 1. Draw each vector F1 and F2 in the xy-plane. 2. Write the magnitude and the direction of each vector.  B. Component Method of Adding Vectors 1. Calculate the x and y components of each vector. 2. Calculate the x and y components of the resultant vector F3 = F1 + F2 . 3. Determine the magnitude of the resultant vector F3 ( Compare this result with #2 (triangle method)).

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A vector force F1 of 3 N is direcected in 20 degrees North of West, and a vector force F2 of 4 N is directed in 60 degrees East of North. 1. Draw each vector F1 and F2 in the xy-plane. 2. Write the magnitude and the direction of each vector. 

B. Component Method of Adding Vectors 1. Calculate the x and y components of each vector. 2. Calculate the x and y components of the resultant vector F3 = F1 + F2 . 3. Determine the magnitude of the resultant vector F3 ( Compare this result with #2 (triangle method)).

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