SOLUTION: A ramp for the physically challenged makes and angle of 5.28 degrees with the horizontal. A woman and her
wheelchair weigh 174 pounds. What are the components of this weight para
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Question 1148000: A ramp for the physically challenged makes and angle of 5.28 degrees with the horizontal. A woman and her
wheelchair weigh 174 pounds. What are the components of this weight parallel and perpendicular to the ramp Answer by ikleyn(52835) (Show Source):
Parallel component is = 174*sin(5.28°) pounds.
Perpendicular component is = 174*cos(5.28°) pounds.
See the figure below.
Figure. The body pulled up on the inclined plane
