
Anthony T. answered 10/06/20
Patient Science Tutor
The tension, T, has a horizontal component and a vertical component. The horizontal component is equal to the 100 N or T x cos 37 = 100N. Solving for T gives 125 N. The normal force is the weight of the box minus the upward vertical component of the tension. The equation for this is FN = W -T x sin37 where FN is the normal force, W is the weight (216 Newtons), and T is the tension previously calculated. I got 141 N for FN.