An item is shot off theground at a force of 31N and an angle of 36 degrees. In o

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An item is shot off theground at a force of 31N and an angle of 36 degrees. In order tofind the vertical force, would I use SIN, COSINE, or TANGENT?
would it go
31 * COS/SIN/TAN (36) or
36 * COS/SIN/TAN (31)??

A diagram of the problem is here:
http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/7541/helpy.png An item is shot off theground at a force of 31N and an angle of 36 degrees. In order tofind the vertical force, would I use SIN, COSINE, or TANGENT?
would it go
31 * COS/SIN/TAN (36) or
36 * COS/SIN/TAN (31)??

A diagram of the problem is here:
http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/7541/helpy.png

Explanation / Answer

For th X component, horizontal direction: -- 31Cos(36) = ___________N -- For the Y component, vertical direction: -- 31Sin(36) = ____________N -- -- Hope this helps.

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