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POSSIBLE POINTS: 60 A steel cable exerts a 100 N force on a cable car at an angle of 35° above the horizontal. What is the vertical component of this force? O 81.9 N horizontal (right) O 57.4 N horizontal
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A steel cable exerts a 100 N force on a cable car at an angle of 35° above the horizontal. What
is the vertical component of this force?
O 81.9 N horizontal (right)
O 57.4 N horizontal (right)
O 81.9 N vertical (up)
o 57.4 N vertical (up)

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Answer:

B. 57.4 N horizontal (right)

Step-by-step explanation:

using cos method:


cos(35) = (vertical force)/(100)


vertical force = 57.4 N

As its vertical, the direction of this force should be up.

POSSIBLE POINTS: 60 A steel cable exerts a 100 N force on a cable car at an angle-example-1
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