Beth, a construction worker, attempts to pull

a stake out of the ground by pulling on a rope
that is attached to the stake. The rope makes
an angle of 49� with the horizontal.
If Beth exerts a force of 148 N on the rope,
what is the magnitude of the upward compo-
nent of the force acting on the stake?
Answer in units of N.

2 answers

148 sin(49 degrees) = ___

You can do this stuff.
I get -141.155?
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