Resolve forces into forward components Steps:

• Angle for Dog X to forward direction is 90° - 65° = 25° (edge is sideways).
• Forward component of Dog X: 200 × cos(25°) ≈ 181 N.
• Forward component of Dog Y: 120 × cos(45°) ≈ 85 N.
• Resultant forward force: 181 N + 85 N ≈ 266 N (rounds to 270 N). Why C is correct:
• Resultant force is sum of horizontal components per vector addition in physics. Why the others are wrong:
• A: Underestimates by ignoring full components.
• B: Assumes both angles are directly to forward direction.
• D: Adds full magnitudes, ignoring angles. Final answer: C