Question

A 1150 kg car is on a 8.70° hill.Using X-Y axes tilted down theplane, what is the x-componentof the weight?(Unit = N)Enter

Answer 1

Given data

*The given mass of the car is m = 1150 kg

*The given angle is

`\theta=8.70^0`

The x-component of the weight is given as

`W_x=mg\sin \theta`

*Here g is the acceleration due to gravity.

Substitute the values in the above expression as

`\begin{gathered} W_x=1150*9.81*\sin 8.70^0 \\ =1706\text{ N} \end{gathered}`