The question in German asks:

"In welche Richtung wird der Mann in Fig. 1 von seinen Hunden gezogen, wenn jeder Hund gleich stark zieht? Stelle die resultierende Kraft mithilfe eines Vektors dar."

This translates to:

"In which direction will the man in Fig. 1 be pulled by his dogs if both dogs pull with equal force? Represent the resulting force using a vector."

Solution Strategy:

The man is being pulled by two dogs, and both exert the same force, but at different angles. From the diagram, we can observe the following:

• The force exerted by each dog is equal in magnitude.
• The angle between the two forces is 40°.

Since the forces are equal and we know the angle between them, the resulting force vector can be calculated by using vector addition. The forces will form an isosceles triangle, and the resultant force will be along the bisector of the angle between the two force vectors.

Vector Addition Approach:

1. **Decompose the forces into components