A warehouse worker pushes a crate along the floor, as shown in the figure (Figure 1) , by a force of 9.0N that points downward at an angle of 45∘ below the horizontal.

Question

A warehouse worker pushes a crate along the floor, as shown in the figure (Figure 1) , by a force of 9.0N that points downward at an angle of 45∘ below the horizontal.
Q1 Find the horizontal component of the push
Q2 Find the vertical component of the push.

Steve · Answer

both are 9*0.7071 since sin = cos = 0.7071 at 45 degrees.

yazad · Answer

9cos45 = horizontal 9sin45 = vertical