Analysis:

This experiment tackles about the resolution of forces, which is discuss

about the equilibrium of forces and the different techniques used to determine
equilibrant which is related to the last force in which the experiment is seek for.
Three methods are used in this experiment the first technique is the experimental
method which we performed in the laboratory and with the use of the setup below.

This method requires precise measurement although is not an exact value

since the apparatus uses measurement which is proven to be inaccurate and solely
depends on the perspective of the one whos looking. Then another technique is
called the graphical method in which we graph the given vectors and then the last
vector that will close the figure is resultant vector. Usually it is called the polygon
method since at the end it will form a polygon, an enclosed shape. The last
technique is the component method the most accurate of the three since it doesnt
use any measuring tool which is usually the source of error. This method uses the
summation of the component of x and y of the vectors. This technique gives the
precise resultant and may only differ in the rounding of digits.

The setup of the weights in a force table are placed in different angles, each
with different values of mass, similar to the experiment. The three pulleys on the
front supports the mass hangers, located at the end of the strings. These mass
hangers carries different masses, which causes the ring in the middle of the table to
move from its original position in the center of the force table. In order to place it
back to its position without changing the value of mass in each mass hanger, the
fourth mass hanger must carry a mass that is equivalent to the resultant force of the
three mass hangers. This will make the fourth mass hanger the equilibrant which
will cause the ring to move to the center of the table through achieving
equilibrium.
And upon checking the given in the force table the result the first trial looks like
this:

And the resultant vector is

located in the left side of
the picture above. And
upon solving for both the
polygon and the component
method which is along with
the data report, the resultant seems to be correct with a little percent error.

After gathering the data needed in the trial 1 we then to proceed trial 2 which has a
result that looks like this:

The polygon and the component method was also computed in this trial which is
also in the records of data along with the first trial.
In the component method, in acquiring the degree of the resultant vector we
add 180 degree because in the computation the degree that is show up is called the
equilibrant which has the opposite direction of the resultant vector.
This experiment has a lot of sources of error such as using different
measuring devices can cause some error. Since the different measuring devices has
different calibration then the result would also be different. Another source of error
is that when round off decimal number in the component method, when a number
is being round off then the experimental value will have a slightly go far to the
actual value which can sometimes cause error.
Conclusion:

Resolution of Forces simply means the separation of a single vector into two
or more vector. The components of a vector is the by parts of a vector which can
simply be the x and y components.
I also concluded that the component method shows a more accurate findings
since the percent error is lower compare to the percent error of the polygon
method. Furthermore the polygon method uses different measuring device which
can be provide some error in finding the values.
There is always an equilibrium of forces on the force table, but not always
on the center of the table. I have observed that in order to achieve equilibrium at
the center, the fourth vector must exert force that is equivalent to the resultant force
of the other three vectors in order to balance the force and to have equilibrium in
the center, but this vector must be placed on the proper location, which leads me to
another conclusion based on the observation in this experiment, and has been
proven by doing the math behind this experiment: The location of the fourth
vector, which has the force similar to the resultant force of the other three vectors,
does not necessarily need to the center of the opposite direction of the other
vectors, it can either be placed close from the center or a little far just to support
the force exerted by the mass that it is holding and to balance the other forces that
came from the other vectors.