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Some forces act at a point such that their magnitudes and directions can be represented by the sides of a closed polygon taken in order. What is the resultant of the forces?

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  • The sum of the magnitudes of two forces acting at point is 18 and the magnitude fo their resultant is 12. If the resultant is at 90^@ with the forces of smaller magnitude, what are the, magnitudes of forces ?

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