Confirmation as to if I've done this correctly

[Comet]

Hi there, I'm posting this thread to ask if I had completed this question in a correct fashion.
It's based on Newton's laws - Physics.
Thank you in advance, for the assistance.

 

[Dr.Peterson]

Hi there, I'm posting this thread to ask if I had completed this question in a correct fashion.
It's based on Newton's laws - Physics.
Thank you in advance, for the assistance.

Do you know how to add vectors? That's what's missing. You can't just add magnitudes and average angles.

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Find the components of each vector and add them. Then find the magnitude and direction of the resultant vector.

 

[Comet]

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[Dr.Peterson]

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Close. Did you miss that the second force is SOUTH of east?

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[topsquark]

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Have you drawn a sketch of this yet? That would clearly show you how the vectors point and would help you greatly with keeping track of signs.

-Dan