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Statement
Goal
This problem aims to find a single force that can put a point mass in motion to a static equilibrium in a two-dimensional space.A point mass is in static equilibrium if the resultant forces in both the x and y directions are zero.
You are given a list of forces, each described by a magnitude and a direction. Each force acts along one of the four cardinal directions:
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Your task is to find the magnitude of the force that will balance all the given forces, as well as its angle measured anti-clockwise from the positive x-axis (
Here is a step-by-step guide:
1. Sum all forces in the x-direction (forces labelled
2. Sum all forces in the y-direction (forces labelled
3. To find the components of the balancing force that will bring the point mass into equilibrium, multiply Fx and Fy by -1. These new values are your balancing force components, i.e. x = -Fx and y = -Fy .
4. Calculate the magnitude of this balancing force using the formula, corrected to the nearest hundredth. For example: 5.3659 ==> 5.37.
result = square root of ( x squared + y squared )
5. Determine the angle theta, measured anti-clockwise from the positive x-axis (
If both x and y are zero, return
Example (refer to test case 1)
1. We will proceed by summing all the forces according to their directions:
Fx = 45 - 20 = 25
Fy = 30 - 40 = -10
2. Calculate x and y:
x = -Fx = -25
y = -Fy = +10
3. Calculate the magnitude of the balancing force:
Balancing Force = sqrt[(-25)^2+10^2] = 26.93
4. Calculate the angle of the force:
As x is negative and y is positive, theta = 180° - arctan(10 / |-25|) = 158.20
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Input
Line 1: An integer n, for the number of forces.
Next n lines: Magnitude of the force F (integer), and the direction the force is acting dir (string), separated by a space.
Next n lines: Magnitude of the force F (integer), and the direction the force is acting dir (string), separated by a space.
Output
Line 1: The balancing force, result, corrected to two decimal places.
Line 2: The angle of the balancing force theta in degrees, measured anti-clockwise from the positive x-axis (RIGHT ), corrected to two decimal places.
Line 2: The angle of the balancing force theta in degrees, measured anti-clockwise from the positive x-axis (
Constraints
1 ≤ n ≤ 1000
1 ≤ F ≤ 1000000
0° ≤ theta ≤ 360°
The direction dir of the input can only beUP , DOWN , LEFT or RIGHT .
1 ≤ F ≤ 1000000
0° ≤ theta ≤ 360°
The direction dir of the input can only be
Example
Input
4 30 UP 45 RIGHT 40 DOWN 20 LEFT
Output
26.93 158.20
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