//Example 15_4 clc(); clear; //To find the resultant force on 20 micro C f1=2 //Units in N f2=1.8 //Units in N theta=37 //Units in degrees f2x=f2*cos(theta*%pi/180) //Units in N f2y=f2*sin(theta*%pi/180) //Units in N fy=f1+f2y //Units in N f=sqrt(fy^2+f2x^2) //Units in N theta=atan(fy/f2x)*180/%pi //Unitsta in degrees printf("The resultant force is f=%.1f N \n The resultant angle is theta=%.1f degrees",f,theta)