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resolve a force of 100 newton into two components which lie on the opposite sides of the force and each of which makes of an angle 30 with the force

 Jul 7, 2014

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Well, if you really mean this, then each component would be 100*cos(30°) newtons.  However, you would normally resolve a force into two directions that were perpendicular to each other, in which case one component would be 100*cos(30°) newtons and the other would be 100*sin(30°) newtons.

 Jul 7, 2014
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Well, if you really mean this, then each component would be 100*cos(30°) newtons.  However, you would normally resolve a force into two directions that were perpendicular to each other, in which case one component would be 100*cos(30°) newtons and the other would be 100*sin(30°) newtons.

Alan Jul 7, 2014

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