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The resultant of two forces P and Q is `5 sqrt(P^2+Q^2)` when the angle between them is `alpha` . When the angle changes to `(90^@-alpha)` , the resultant becomes `3sqrt(P^2+Q^2)`. Show that, `tan alpha =1/3`.

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