Question

A 15N birthday cake remains sitting on a table with two collapsed legs after someone fell into it.

The accident has left the table inclined above the horizontal 23°. Find the X and Y components
of the cake's weight.

Answer 1

Answer: To find the X and Y components of the 15N weight of the birthday cake, we can use trigonometry. We know that the angle of inclination of the table is 23° above the horizontal.

We can use the tangent function to find the X component of the weight, which is the component that is parallel to the table.

X = 15N * tangent (23°)

We can use the sine function to find the Y component of the weight, which is the component that is perpendicular to the table.

Y = 15N * sine (23°)

By applying these formulas and plugging in the angle and weight we can find the respective X and Y components.

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