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A force of 34.5 newtons is applied to an object at an angle of 45 º with the horizontal. What is the force acting on the object in the horizontal direction?

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Answer:

24.4

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User Rudresh Solanki
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The horizontal component of the force is 34.5 cos(45) = 24.4 newtons

The vertical component of the force is 34.5 sin(45) = 24.4 newtons
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