CAIE M1 2008 June — Question 3

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleM1 (Mechanics 1)
Year2008
SessionJune
TopicNewton's laws and connected particles

3
\includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{ee138c3f-51e1-4a69-9750-9eb49ac87e22-2_520_565_1009_792} Three horizontal forces of magnitudes \(F \mathrm {~N} , 13 \mathrm {~N}\) and 10 N act at a fixed point \(O\) and are in equilibrium. The directions of the forces are as shown in the diagram. Find, in either order, the value of \(\theta\) and the value of \(F\).