A ramp leading to the entrance of a building is inclied upward at an angle of 7 degree. A suitcase is to be pulled up the ramp by a handle that makes an angle of 35 degree with the horizontal. How mch force must be applied in the direction of the handle so that the component of the force parallel to the ramp is 50 lbs?
The angle of the handle relative to the horizontal is 35°. The angle of the ramp to the horizontal is 7°. So the angle of the handle relative to the ramp is 28°.