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hraghav
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- Homework Statement
- Three masses are located as follows:
Mass 1 with ๐1=5.25ร106kg is at ๐โ1=29.9m๐ฬ+17m๐ฬ. Mass 2 with ๐2=5.53ร106kg is at ๐โ2=40.4m๐ฬ+17m๐ฬ. Mass 3 with ๐3=3.2ร106kg is at ๐โ3=40.4m๐ฬ+35.4m๐ฬ. What angle does the net force on ๐3 make with the positive x-axis ๐ฬ? with the y-axis ๐ฬ?
- Relevant Equations
- I calculated the magnitude of the net force on ๐3 due to ๐1 and ๐2 to be 5.790N.
Fnet on3 = 1.2365i + 5.657j
for the angle with positive x axis I did: component of fnetx = (magnitude of fnet)*costheta
1.23651 = 5.790*costheta
1.23651/5.790 = costheta
theta = 77.668 degrees
for the angle with positive y axis I did: component of fnety = (magnitude of fnet)*costheta
5.657 = 5.790*costheta
5.657/5.790 = costheta
theta = 12.30 degrees
But I am still getting both wrong. My magnitude of the net force is correct. Could someone please help me with this and let me know where am I making an error?
Thank you
1.23651 = 5.790*costheta
1.23651/5.790 = costheta
theta = 77.668 degrees
for the angle with positive y axis I did: component of fnety = (magnitude of fnet)*costheta
5.657 = 5.790*costheta
5.657/5.790 = costheta
theta = 12.30 degrees
But I am still getting both wrong. My magnitude of the net force is correct. Could someone please help me with this and let me know where am I making an error?
Thank you