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A yacht is pushed along at a constant velocity by the wind. The wind force is 180N at an angle of 25 degrees to the direction of the of the motion of the yacht. By resolving the wind force parallel and perpendicular to the direction of motion, determine the component of the wind force in the direction of motion.

A yacht is pushed along at a constant velocity by the wind. The wind force is 180N-example-1
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The parallel component is given by
F=180cos(25)=163.14N
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