Question

Two forces of 10 newton and 6 newton act upon a body the direction of the force are unknown the resultant force on the body maybe

Answer 1

1. The resultant force is determined by the direction of the forces.
2. If the forces are in opposite direction, we add the forces to get the resultant force. In this case the resultant force will be 16 Newton.
3. If the forces are in the same direction we get the difference of the forces and in this case the resultant force is 4 Newton.
4. If the forces are perpendicular, the resultant force will be the hypotenuse of the right angled formed. The resultant force will be 11.66 N.