Question

The drawing shows a force vector vector F that has a magnitude of 600 newtons. It lies at alpha = 67° from the positive z axis, and beta = 31° from the positive x axis.
(that's the diagram given)
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(a) Find the x component of the vector vector F .
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(b) Find the y component of the vector vector F .
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(c) Find the z component of the vector vector F .
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Answer 1

Looking at your figure, is it apparent that
Fx = F sin alpha cos beta
Fy = F sin alpha sin beta
Fz = F cos alpha

Thanks for writing out the website of the figure so that it would not be blocked by Jiskha software.