document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=313641>Question 313641</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A 3 kg mass is hanging from the end of a string. If a horizontal force of 12N pulls the mass to the side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a) Find the tension in the string<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b) Find the angle the string makes with the vertical </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #224493 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=224493\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the horizontal component of the string tension equals the horizontal force of 12N\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the vertical component of the string tension equals the force of gravity ___ mg = 3 * 9.8 = 29.4N\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a)  by Pythagoras ___ T^2 = 12^2 + 29.4^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b)  the tangent of the angle is the horizontal component divided by the vertical component<BR>\n" );
document.write( "___ tan(&#920;) = 12 / 29.4 </SPAN>\n" );
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