1. Two ropes are attached to a wagon, one horizontal to the west with a tension force of 30 N, and the other east and at an angle of 30° northward and a tension force of 40 N. Find the components of the net force on the cart.

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1.	Two ropes are attached to a wagon, one horizontal to the west with a tension force of 30 N, and the other east and at an angle of 30° northward and a tension force of 40 N. Find the components of the net force on the cart.

anonymous · Answer

I dont know how to really do it on a calculator. I tried doing one of the formulas and I got -15 to the west and 34.6 to the east. Am I right?

anonymous · Answer

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put the east/north force in components of east/north and later add everything