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A force of 10 N is making an angle of 30° with the horizontal. Its horizontal component will be:

A. 4N
B. 5N
C. 7N
D. 8.7 N

User Nheinrich
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Answer: D

Explanation

To find the horizontal and vertical components of a force, we use cos the angle x the force and sin the angle x the force respectively.

So in this case we use cos the angle x the force to find the horizontal component.

1) cos30 x 10
2) 0.866 x 10
3) 8.66
4) ≈ 8.7 N

Hope this helps:)
User Traffy
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Answer:The answer is A

Explanation:just did it on a test

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