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PRACTICE / Vector components

Only part of the pull is horizontal

A 20 N force acts at 60° above the positive horizontal axis.

Find its horizontal component.

Organize the givens & assumptions
  • F = 20 N
  • θ = 60°

Force lies in a plane; the given angle is measured from the positive horizontal axis.

  1. A103 N10\sqrt3\ \mathrm N
  2. B20 N20\ \mathrm N
  3. C40 N40\ \mathrm N
  4. D10 N10\ \mathrm N

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