Question

a) A box is being pulled by a rope that makes
an angle of 60° with the ground, with a
force of 80 N along the rope. Calculate the
vertical and horizontal components of the
force.​

Answer 1

Horizontal Component = 40N

Vertical component = 69.28N

Step-By-Step Explanation:

Since the box is being pulled at an angle of 60°, we can deduce that the horizontal component is cos 60 and the vertical component is sin 60

Now, we can find the horizontal and vertical components of the force vector

Horizontal component = 80 * cos 60

                                      = 80 * 0.5

                                      = 40N

Vertical component = 80 * sin 60

                                 = 80 * 0.866

                                 = 69.28N