The kittens, Annie and Josie, are pushing a ball, Annie with a force magnitude of 80 N in a direction of 133 degrees, and Josie with a magnitude of 95 N in a direction of 290 degrees. If a third cat wants to prevent the ball from moving, with what magnitude and direction of force must she push?

Then the magnitude of the force is 37.86N, and the direction is 54.35°

Step-by-step explanation:

We can write the forces as vectors.

We know that Annie pushes with a magnitude of 80N in a direction of 133° (Remember that the angles are always measured from the x-axis)

The components of this force, (Ax, Ay), are then:

Ax = 80N*cos(133°)

Ay = 80N*sin(133°)

And we know that Josie pushes with a magnitude of 95N in direction of 290°

The components of this force, (Jx, Jy), are:

Jx = 95N*cos(290°)

Jy = 95N*sin(290°)

When we add these forces, the total force acting on the ball is:

F = (80N*cos(133°) ,  80N*sin(133°)) + (95N*cos(290°), 95N*sin(290°))

F = (80N*cos(133°) + 95N*cos(290°), 80N*sin(133°) + 95N*sin(290°))

Now, the third kitten wants to do a force K, in a direction θ, such that the net force acting on the ball is zero.

Then we must have that, each component of the force of the third cat (K*cos(θ)  on the x-axis and k*sin(θ) on the y-axis), is such that:

K*cos(θ) + 80N*cos(133°) + 95N*cos(290°) = 0

k*sin(θ)  + 80N*sin(133°) + 95N*sin(290°) = 0

Now we need to solve that system for k and θ

if we simplify the equations we get:

k*cos(θ) - 22.07N = 0

k*sin(θ)  -30.76N  = 0

Now we can rewrite them as:

k*cos(θ) = 22.07N

k*sin(θ)   = 30.76N  

Now we can take the quotiet between both equations to get:

(k*sin(θ))/(k*cos(θ)) = 30.76N/22.07N

Tan(θ) = 1.394

θ = Atan(1.394) = 54.35°

Now that we know the angle, we can find the value of the magnitude k, by using one of the two equations of the system:

k*cos(54.35°) = 22.07N

k = 22.07N/cos(54.35°) = 37.86N

Then the magnitude of this force is 37.86N, and the direction is 54.35°

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