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A piling for a high-rise building is pushed by two bulldozers at exactly the same time.?

One bulldozer exerts a force of 1250 pounds in a westerly direction. The other bulldozer pushes the piling with a force of 2650 pounds in a northerly direction. What is the direction of the resulting force upon the piling, to the nearest ten pounds? a.65 N of Wb.25 N of Wc.45 N of Wd.35 N of W

Answer:

Draw it on a piece of graph paper and you should be able to pick the answer by inspection. If it is a direction the answer will be to the nearest 10 degrees, not pounds.

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