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title: "Three students are pulling on a bag of skittles. Each applies a horizontal force. Student \\( 1 \\) pulls eastward with a force of \\( 170 \\) \\( \\text{N} \\). Student \\( 2 \\) pulls southward with a force of \\( 100 \\) \\( \\text{N} \\). Student \\( 3 \\) pulls with a force of \\( 200 \\) \\( \\text{N} \\) at an angle of \\( 20^{\\circ} \\) west of north. What is the net force exerted on the bag of skittles by the three students?"
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# Three students are pulling on a bag of skittles. Each applies a horizontal force. Student \( 1 \) pulls eastward with a force of \( 170 \) \( \text{N} \). Student \( 2 \) pulls southward with a force of \( 100 \) \( \text{N} \). Student \( 3 \) pulls with a force of \( 200 \) \( \text{N} \) at an angle of \( 20^{\circ} \) west of north. What is the net force exerted on the bag of skittles by the three students?

Three students are pulling on a bag of skittles. Each applies a horizontal force. Student \( 1 \) pulls eastward with a force of \( 170 \) \( \text{N} \). Student \( 2 \) pulls southward with a force of \( 100 \) \( \text{N} \). Student \( 3 \) pulls with a force of \( 200 \) \( \text{N} \) at an angle of \( 20^{\circ} \) west of north. What is the net force exerted on the bag of skittles by the three students?

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