A man is dragging a trunk up the loading ramp of a mover's truck. The ramp has a slope angle of 20.0 deg , and the man pulls upward with a force whose direction makes an angle of 30.0 deg with the ramp . I'll draw sketch

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A man is dragging a trunk up the loading ramp of a mover's truck. The ramp has a slope angle of 20.0 deg , and the man pulls upward with a force  whose direction makes an angle of 30.0  deg with the ramp .  I'll draw sketch

anonymous · Answer

attachment

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How large a force F is necessary for the component F_x parallel to the ramp to be 60.0 ?

anonymous · Answer

$$60/x=cos(30)$$

anonymous · Answer

i suck at trig, never took it, just went straight to calc from algebra

Thanks for the help!!

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How large will the component F_y perpendicular to the ramp then be?

something to do with 110 deg lol (20 + 90)???

anonymous · Answer

120