A force of 10.0 newtons acts at an angle 20.0 degrees from vertical. What are the horizontal and vertical components of the force?

2 answers

horizontal 10 sin 20
vertical 10 cos 20

you did not specify up or down or right or left so you do the signs
a force of 6.00 newtons on a car's bumper makes an angle of 28.5 degrees with the ground. what is the vertical component of this force vector