Question

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A steel cable exerts a 100 N force on a cable car at an angle of 35° above the horizontal. What
is the vertical component of this force?
O 81.9 N horizontal (right)
O 57.4 N horizontal (right)
O 81.9 N vertical (up)
o 57.4 N vertical (up)

Answer 1

Answer:

B. 57.4 N horizontal (right)

Explanation:

using cos method:

$cos(35) = \frac{vertical force}{100}$

$vertical force = 57.4 N$

As its vertical, the direction of this force should be up.