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Posted by Declan on Monday, April 18, 2011 at 4:23pm.

Using trigonometry A patients leg is raised at an angle of 45 degrees and a traction force of 50N is applied in line with the leg; Find the vertical component of this force? Find the horizontal component of this force?

physics - bobpursley, Monday, April 18, 2011 at 4:49pm
vertical= 50sin45
horizontal= 50cos45

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