The lateral head and the medial head of the gastrocnemius muscle pull on the Achilles Tendon, as shown in the figure.
The medial head applies a force of T = 200 N at an angle 20 degrees to the left of vertical and the lateral head applies a force of T2 = 150 N at an angle 30 degrees to the left of vertical.
1) What is the magnitude of the net force experienced by the Achilles tendon? (Express your answer to three significant figures.)
N
Submit
?
2) What direction is the net force acting on the Achilles tendon? Give the angle relative to the y-axis, with negative meaning the force is angled to the left and positive meaning the net force is angled to the right (Express your answer to two significant figures.)