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Discussion:

We have obtained the experimental value of resultant force FR based on the experimental
value of F1 and F2. Then the experimental result of resultant force is compared with its
respective theoretical value.
Half of the percentage error that we calculated is 0% while the other half of it is below 10%.
The occurrence of percentage error may due to some reasons.
Firstly, the error may cause by the sharpness of the pencil tip. The lead of pencil used will
get blunt from time to time. This will cause the line drawn became thicker and make us
unable to get the most accurate results.
Secondly, the error may due to the technique in measuring angle using protractor. The
method in placing the protractor to the point of application of force may be inaccurate and
hence this lead to the angle drawn run out of scale.
Thirdly, the error may also lead by the scale used in drawing the diagram of forces. The
smaller the scale you use, the more accurate the result obtained as the diagram can be seen
clearly and thus any mistake made is easier to trace.

Conclusion:
The experiment done is quite successful because the percentage error is very small even some
of the results did not possess any percentage error. The percentage error occur due to three
reasons which are the sharpness of pencil tip, the technique in measuring angle using
protractor and the scale used in drawing the diagram of forces.

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