Question

Jason is pulling a box across the room. He is pulling with a force of 28 newtons and his arm is making a 41 angle with the horizontal, what is the vertical component of the force heis pulling with?

Answer 1

Jason is pulling a box across the room.

He is pulling with a force of 28 newtons and his arm is making a 41 angle with the horizontal.

Let us draw it to better understand the question

The vertical component of the force is given by

`F_y=F\sin \theta`

Where

F = 28 N

θ = 41°

`\begin{gathered} F_y=28\sin (41\degree) \\ F_y=18.37\; N \end{gathered}`

Therefore, the vertical component of the force is 18.37 newtons.