SOLUTION: if a 225 pound box is resting on a sloping ramp, two forces are "at work" on the box as a result of its weight. one is the force f2 perpendicular to the ramp and the other, a frict

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Question 1034409: if a 225 pound box is resting on a sloping ramp, two forces are "at work" on the box as a result of its weight. one is the force f2 perpendicular to the ramp and the other, a friction force f1, is parallel to the ramp. find the sizes of these two forces if the ramp slopes at an angle of 15 degrees.
Answer by ikleyn(52781)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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If a 225 pound box is resting on a sloping ramp, two forces are "at work" on the box as a result of its weight.
One is the force f2 perpendicular to the ramp and the other, a friction force f1, is parallel to the ramp.
Find the sizes of these two forces if the ramp slopes at an angle of 15 degrees.
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See the lesson Using vectors to solve problems in Mechanics: Force in this site.

F1 = 225*sin(15°) pounds.

F2 = 225*cos(15°) pounds.


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