299,391 views
32 votes
32 votes
Find the resultant of the following vector

Find the resultant of the following vector-example-1
User Ubadub
by
3.1k points

1 Answer

21 votes
21 votes

You can use the Pythagorean theorem to calculate the hypotenuse, since the resultant is the hypotenuse of the triangle.


r^(2) = x^(2) + y^(2)\\r^(2) = 12^(2) + 16^(2)\\r^(2) = 144 + 256\\r^(2) = 400\\r = √(400)\\r = 20N

User Imperative
by
3.1k points