Susan pulls on a rope sleigh with a force of 120 N. If the rope makes an angle of 25 degrees with the horizontal, what is the force that tends to lift the sleigh?

a)120.00 N
b)108.76 N
c)50.71 N
d)84.85 N
how would you know?

2 answers

120 sin 25°

think about it -- a horizontal force (0°) does no lifting, and an upward force (90°) is all lift.
50.71N