Adding Forces summary

The video tutorial explains how to add forces using two methods: graphical and analytical. It begins with a simple example involving a beam with two forces acting on it. The graphical method involves drawing vectors to scale and summing them visually, while the analytical method uses trigonometry to break forces into components. The tutorial demonstrates calculating the resultant force vector and its magnitude using both methods, providing a comprehensive understanding of force addition.

Calculate the resultant force vector R using the components of F1 and F2.

What is the magnitude of the resultant force vector?

Describe how the free body diagram represents the resultant force.