document.write( "Question 984489: Please help me with the following vectors problem:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Find the force required to keep a 17,900-pound truck parked on a hill that makes an angle of 4°20' with the horizontal.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #605299 by Fombitz(32388)\"\" \"About 
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I'm assuming you mean the force parallel to the road and not the force normal to the road.
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\n" ); document.write( "\"theta=4%2B20%2F60=4%261%2F3\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"F%5Bp%5D=17900%2A.01740252\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"F%5Bp%5D=311.5\"
\n" ); document.write( "Nearest ten pounds would make it,
\n" ); document.write( "\"F%5Bp%5D=310\"\"lbs\"
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