A train goes up a hill with a 15º incline. If the train has constant speed of 22 m/s, what are the vertical and horizontal components of the train's velocity? (Remember to use the law of sine and cosines for this problem)

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egenriether · Answer

You will be solving a right triangle with a hypotenuse that is 22 meters long. The angle of the hypotenuse and the "x axis" is 15 degrees.  Use trig to find the two shorter sides. They are the other two components, the x axis is the horizontal component and the y axis is the vertical.