An asteroid has a mass of m = 8.5 × 1012 kg and also has two rocket thrusters attached to it. One thruster supplies a force with x- and y- components F 1 = (8.0 × 107, 7.0 × 107) N while the other supplies a force with x- and y-components F 2 = (4.0 × 107, −2.0 × 107) N. (You may ignore the mass of the rocket thrusters and their fuel.) - Draw a sketch of the two forces acting on the asteroid (to scale if possible)  - Use the sketch to calculate (without calculation) the resultant force on the asteroid. Include the resultant force in your sketch.

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An asteroid has a mass of m = 8.5 × 1012 kg and also has two rocket thrusters attached to it. One thruster supplies a force with x- and y- components
F 1 = (8.0 × 107, 7.0 × 107) N while the other supplies a force with x- and y-components

F 2 = (4.0 × 107, −2.0 × 107) N. (You may ignore the mass of the rocket thrusters and their fuel.)

- Draw a sketch of the two forces acting on the asteroid (to scale if possible) 

- Use the sketch to calculate (without calculation) the resultant force on the asteroid. Include the resultant force in your sketch. 

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