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Grade 11Mechanics

A force of 10.5N acts on a particle along a direction making an angle 37o with the vertical. Find the component in the vertical direction.

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The component of the force in the vertical direction will be :
Fperpendicular = F cos\Theta= 10.5 * cos37o
                                  =10.5 * (4/5) = 8.40 N