A man is pulling on a rope with a force of 53 N
directed at an angle of 70◦ to the horizontal.
What is the x-component of this force?
Answer in units of N.
4 answers
53 cos70 = 18.13 N
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my question is A man is pulling on a rope with a force of 52 N
directed at an angle of 55◦
to the horizontal.
What is the x-component of this force?
Answer in units of N.
directed at an angle of 55◦
to the horizontal.
What is the x-component of this force?
Answer in units of N.
cos 55 = x-component/52
x = 52 cos55
x = 29.83
x = 52 cos55
x = 29.83