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In 'statics an strengths of materials' should a resultant magnitude of two forces be given in...

In 'statics an strengths of materials' should a resultant magnitude of two forces be given in positive/negative with respect to direction, or always positive?

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Force is a vector quantity and it will have both magnitude as well as direction, so if in one direction it is taken as positive, in the opposite direction it will be taken as negative.

yes, it will be positive and negative, if they are in opposite directions.

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