Asked by Jazmyne Barto

Three forces with magnitudes 75 pound, 100 lb, and 130 pound act on an object at angles of 25 degrees, 55 degrees, and 145 degrees respectively. Find the direction and magnitude of the resultant of these forces.
Answered by Steve
nothing to do but convert to x-y form, add them up, and then convert back. Luckily, they can be treated as complex numbers, making the job easier, using polar form. And, you can let wolframalpha.com do all the work (or any other handy calculator you know). You can check your work against this answer:

189 at 84.3°

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