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A rope pulling a sled is sloped at 15° upward at the point of contact. The tension in the rope is 50.0 N. What is the horizontal component of the force?
A.13N
B.48N
C.50 N
D.2.0 N

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Answer:

The horizontal component of the force is 48 N.

Step-by-step explanation:

The angle that the rope makes with with the horizontal is 15°, that means, the horizontal component of the force [tex]F_H[/tex] is

[tex]cos(15^o)=\frac{F_H}{50N}[/tex]

[tex]\boxed{ F_H=50N*cos(15^o)=48N}[/tex]

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