Answer:
The resultant force is 1500.03N
Explanation:
Given 1500N to the right and 10N down, you can visualize the legs of an imaginary triangle to help you find the magnitude of the force and perform trigonometry on problems that are more complex in the future.
Use pythagorean theorem to get the magnitude of the combined forces.
[tex] {a}^{2} + {b }^{2} = {c}^{2} [/tex]
[tex] {1500}^{2} + {10}^{2} = {c}^{2} [/tex]
[tex]c = \sqrt{2250100} [/tex]
c = 1500.03N
The resultant force on the bullet is 1,500.033N, almost but not quite horizontal.
How in the world does it have 1500N of force acting on it horizontally. About the only way that's possible is: It's just been shot and it's still in the gun, making its way along the Barrell towards daylight.
