Algebraically. You may also choose to solve some of them graphically to check your answers.Afua and Chrissy are going to sleep overnight in their tree house and are using some ropes to pull up a box containing their pillows and blankets, which have a total mass of 3.20kg. The girls stand on different branches, as shown in Figure 5−6, and pull at the angles and with the forces indicated. Find the x - and y -components of the net force on the box. Hint: Draw a free-body diagram so that you do not leave out a force.
