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Call the 3N force a Y component and the 4N force an X component.
Then we use the cosine of 217° times 5 and that equals -3.9931775 X component.
Sine of 217° times 5 equals -3.009075116 and that is the Y component.
Add 'em:
X = 4 - 3.9931775 = 0.0068225
Y = 3 - 3.009075116 = -0.009075116
Now use the Pythagorean formula to find the resultant force and angle.
Y/X = tanΘ = -1.330174569 and Θ = -53°
X^2 + Y^2 = C^2 and C = 0.0113536N