two forces act simultaneously on a box. one pulls with a force of 12 pounds due south. the other pulls with a force of 8 pounds in a direction 20 degrees north od east. what is the resultant of these two forces?

Answer 1

Lets do them in N, E vectors

R=-12N+8cos20 N +8sin20 E
figure that out.

then magnitude will be
R^2=N^2+ E^2
and the angle will be arctan(E/N) (E of S) (in the SE quadrant)