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 60.9
◦
with the horizontal.
If Beth exerts a force of 116 N on the rope,
what is the magnitude of the upward component of the force acting on the stake?
Answer in units of N
2 answers
F(y) =Fsinα
108n
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