Jenna pushes a shovel Into the ground with a force of 750 Newton’s at an angle of 65°. Find the magnitude of the horizontal and vertical components of the force.

Answer 1

If the shovel makes an angle of 65° with the flat and level ground, then Jenna is pushing straight downward with a force of 750cos (90-65)° Newtons and simultaneously pushing along the ground surface with a force of 750sin (90-65)° Newtons.

The horizontal component of the force is 750sin 25° or 316.9636963 Newtons.

The vertical component of the force is 750cos 25° or 679.7308403 Newtons.