A monkey is sitting on a tree limb. The limb exerts a normal force of 48 N and a frictional force of 20 N. Find the magnitude of the total force exerted by the limb on the monkey.

Given –
Normal force = 48N
Frictional force = 20N
We can simplify it as –

Resultant Force,
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