Problem: A force has \(F_x = -2.4\,\text{kN}\) and \(F_y = -1.0\,\text{kN}\). Find its magnitude and its direction measured counterclockwise from \(+x\) (between \(0^\circ\) and \(360^\circ\)).
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Rectangular Components of a Force in 2D
Write a force by its x and y components, in scalar and Cartesian vector form, and get its magnitude and direction back.
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Engineering Mechanics: Statics
R. C. Hibbeler
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F. P. Beer, E. R. Johnston Jr., D. F. Mazurek
2019•McGraw-Hill Education
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Engineering Mechanics: Statics
J. L. Meriam, L. G. Kraige, J. N. Bolton
2018•John Wiley & Sons
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A. Bedford, W. Fowler
2004•Pearson Prentice Hall
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D. W. Baker, W. Haynes
2026
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