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Calculate $P$ and $\theta$.
Mathematics 9709 · AS & A Level · Forces and equilibrium
Forces and equilibrium — practice question
The coplanar forces, with magnitudes $8\,\text{N}$, $12\,\text{N}$, $10\,\text{N}$ and $P\,\text{N}$, act on a point in the directions shown in the diagram, and the system is in equilibrium.
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