Answer to Question #227063 in Physics for eon

Question

A tricycle pulls a cart with a force of 100

N. The cable connecting the cart to tricycle

makes an angle of

50 to the horizontal

surface. Find the

a) effective value of the force that

moves the cart along the road

b) the force that gives the lift force

to the cart vertically

Answer 1

Given:

$T=100\: \rm N$

(a) horizontal component of the force

$$T_x=100\cos 50^{\circ}=64\:\rm N$$

(b) vertical component of the force

$$T_y=100\sin 50^{\circ}=77\:\rm N$$