Problem: A 1.5 kN force acts at the origin toward the point (\(-2\), 4, 4) m. Write it as a Cartesian vector and find the angles \(\theta\) (in the \(xy\) plane from \(+x\)) and \(\phi\) (from \(+z\)).
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