Three forces acting on a body are shown in the figure. To have the resultant force only along the $y-$ direction, the magnitude of the minimum additional force needed is  ........... $N$

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  • [AIPMT 2008]
  • A

    $\frac{{\sqrt 3 }}{4}\;$

  • B

    $\;\sqrt 3 $

  • C

    $0.5$

  • D

    $1.5$

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