e a rope to apply a force FA, as part a of the drawing shows. By itself, wever, force FA is insufficient. Therefore, two additional forces FB d Fc are applied, as in part b of the drawing. Each of these additional rces has the same magnitude F. The magnitude of the resultant force ting on the elephant in part b of the drawing is k times larger than at in part a. Find the ratio F/FA when k = 1.61. (a) (b) FB 23° 23°

e a rope to apply a force FA, as part a of the drawing shows. By itself, wever, force FA is insufficient. Therefore, two additional forces FB d Fc are applied, as in part b of the drawing. Each of these additional rces has the same magnitude F. The magnitude of the resultant force ting on the elephant in part b of the drawing is k times larger than at in part a. Find the ratio F/FA when k = 1.61. (a) (b) FB 23° 23°

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Chapter2: Vectors

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