Question

A man is dragging a trunk up the loading ramp of a mover's

truck. The ramp has a slope angle of 20.00, and the man pulls
upward with a force of magnitude 375 N whose direction makes
an angle of 30.0° with the ramp. Find the horizontal and vertical
components of the force F.​

Answer 1

Horizontal component = 241 N

Vertical component = 287 N

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Force = F = 375 N

Referring to diagram attached, the force F is making an angle

theta = 20+30 = 50 with the horizontal.

Horizontal component = F*cos(theta) = 375*0.64278 = 241 N

Vertical component = F*sin(theta) = 375*0.76604 = 287 N