A man is pulling on his dog with a force of 70.0 N directed at an angle of + 30.0° to the horizontal. Find a the x and y components of this force

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Shaniya Dunn

13 February, 11:53

A man is pulling on his dog with a force of 70.0 N directed at an angle of + 30.0° to the horizontal. Find a the x and y components of this force

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Loosetooth · Answer 1

For the horizontal (x) component: use Fx=F (cosФ)

Fx = 70N (cos 30°) = 60.6 N

for the vertical (y) component: use Fy=F (sinФ)

Fx = 70N (sin 30°) = 35.5 N