As you will see in a later chapter, forces are vector quantities, and the total force on an object is the vector sum of all forces acting on it. In the figure below, a force F, of magnitude 5.70 units acts on a crate at the origin in a direction 0 = 27.0 above the positive x-axis. A second force F2 of magnitude 5.00 units acts on the crate in the direction of the positive y-axis. Find graphically the magnitude and direction (in degrees counterclockwise from the +x-axis) of the resultant force F 1 + F2 magnitude units direction . counterclockwise from the +x-axis Need Help? Read It