Two ropes attached to a young tree are pulled by two landscapers. Rope 1 is pulled with 267 N of force at an angle of 23 degrees north of east and Rope 2 is pulled with 377 N of force due west.

Answer 1

To find the resultant, resolve forces into x (due east) and y (due north) components and add.
Use a diagram to help you understand the angles.