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A man is pulling on a rope with a force of 72 N directed at an angle of 55◦ to the horizontal. What is the x-component of this force? Answer in units of N. What is the y-component of this force? Answer in units of N.
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Answered by
drwls
Have your trig functions handy.
The horizontal x-component is 72 cos55
The vertical y-component is 72 sin55
The units will be N(ewtons), since the magnitude 72 is already in Newtons.
The horizontal x-component is 72 cos55
The vertical y-component is 72 sin55
The units will be N(ewtons), since the magnitude 72 is already in Newtons.
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