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Find the component of the force in the $x$-direction, in Newtons to 3 decimal places.

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Find the component of the force in the $y$-direction, in Newtons to 3 decimal places.

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In the above diagram the force $F=\\var{force} \\ \\mathrm{N}$ and the angle $\\theta = \\var{angle}^{\\circ}$.

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Find the $x$ and $y$ components of a force which is applied at an angle to a particle. Resolve using $F \\cos \\theta$. The force acts in the positive $x$ and positive $y$ direction.

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a)

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The component of force in the $x$-direction can be found using $\\cos\\theta \\times F$. Remember to set your calculator to use degrees and not radians.

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\\begin{align} \\text{component in the }x \\text{-direction } & = F \\cos \\theta \\\\
                    & = \\var{force} \\times \\cos \\var{angle} \\\\
                     & = \\var{precround(force*cos(radians(angle)),3)}\\end{align}

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b)

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This time we are using sin

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\\begin{align} \\text{component in the y-direction } & = F \\sin \\theta \\\\
                    & = \\var{force} \\times \\sin \\var{angle} \\\\
                     & = \\var{precround(force*sin(radians(angle)),3)}\\end{align}

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