Question

A man is pulling on a rope with a force of 72 N

directed at an angle of 36◦
to the horizontal.
What is the x-component of this force?
Answer in units of N.

Answer 1

57,6N

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the component of a force on the x-axis we can simply do:

F * cos(36) = 72N * 0.8 = 57,6N