A heavy box is pulled across a wooden floor with a rope. The rope forms an angle of 60.0o with the floor. A tension of 80.0N is maintained on the rope. What are the horizontal and vertical components of the force?

Question

A heavy box is pulled across a wooden floor with a rope.  The rope forms an angle of 60.0o with the floor.  A tension of 80.0N is maintained on the rope.  What are the horizontal and vertical components of the force?

Damon · Accepted Answer

horizontal = 80 cos 60 vertical = 80 sin 60

Time · Answer

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