SOLUTION: Please help me with the following vectors problem: 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. (Roun

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Question 984489: Please help me with the following vectors problem:
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.
(Round your answer to the nearest 10 pounds.)
Thanks
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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.
F%5Bp%5D=W%2Asin%28theta%29
theta=4%2B20%2F60=4%261%2F3
F%5Bp%5D=17900%2A.01740252
F%5Bp%5D=311.5
Nearest ten pounds would make it,
F%5Bp%5D=310lbs