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The three forces whose amplitudes are in ratio 9:10:17 act in the plane at one point to balance. Determine the angles of each of the two forces.
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You need to know the following knowledge to solve this word math problem:
- geometry
- analytic geometry
- vector
- arithmetic
- addition
- planimetrics
- triangle
- rhomboid
- The Law of Cosines
- parallelogram
- basic functions
- ratio
- inverse proportion
- goniometry and trigonometry
- sine
- cosine
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