1. A 500 N force applied to a box at a 50 degree angle above the horizontal surface. Find the x and y components. Use the cheat sheet located in your blue resource folder, and show all work.

The x and y components of the 500 N-force are 321.394 newtons and 383.023 newtons, respectively.

Explanation:

At first we present a figure describing the situation explained on statement, the x and y components of the force are determined by the following trigonometric expressions:

(1)

(2)

Where:

- Magnitude of the force, measured in newtons.

- Direction of the force above the horizontal surface, measured in sexagesimal degrees.

If we know that and , then the components of the force is:

The x and y components of the 500 N-force are 321.394 newtons and 383.023 newtons, respectively.

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