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Solve each problem.Two tugboats are pulling a disabled speedboat into port with forces of $1240 \mathrm{lb}$ and $1480 \mathrm{lb}$. The angle between these forces is $28.2^{\circ} .$ Find the direction and magnitude of the equilibrant.
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2^\circ$ $F_{1x} = F_1 \cos \theta = 1240 \cos 28.2^\circ \approx 1109.6 \mathrm{lb}$ $F_{1y} = F_1 \sin \theta = 1240 \sin 28.2^\circ \approx 558.4 \mathrm{lb}$ $F_{2x} = F_2 \cos \theta = 1480 \cos 28.2^\circ \approx 1326.4 \mathrm{lb}$ $F_{2y} = F_2 \sin Show more…
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