Question

what is the convention on which force to be taken in what direction,when direction is not specified?example A body of mass 5 kg is acted upon by two perpendicular forces 8 N and 6 N. Give the
magnitude and direction of the acceleration of the body.of the two forces of 8N and 6N which one should be horizontal (X) and which one should be vertical (y).This can alter the direction

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Answer:

there has to be more data given than just this. because there could be too many configurations possible. either all are asked. but if only a particular acceleration is asked than more data is needed.