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If two forces act concurrently on a body, the resultant force will be greatest when the angle between them is in what degrees?

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The resultant force will be greatest when two forces acting on a body are at a 90° angle to each other, as this produces the maximum torque with sin(90°) = 1 and the largest resultant net force.

Step-by-step explanation:

When two forces act concurrently on a body, the resultant force will be greatest when the angle between them is 90° (a right angle). This is because the sine of 90° is 1, which is the maximum value sine can have, making sin(90°) = 1 in the torque equation T = FR sin θ.

When calculating the net force of two perpendicular forces using the Pythagorean theorem, the forces combine to form the largest resultant.

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