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View History People Window Help tpx Two forces are applied as shown to a hook support. The magnitude of P ts 5.3 N 50 N Cr References eBook & Resources Section Break Difficulty Easy 8.33 points Using trigonometry, determine the required angle a such that the resutant R of the two forces applied to the support is to be horzontal. (Round the inal answer to a single decimal place.) (You must provide an answer before moving to the next part) The value of a is Hints References Book & Resources MacBook Air

Explanation / Answer

In order for the force to be horizontal, the vertical components of the two force must balance each other.

So,

Balancing the vertical components we get:

50*sin(25) = 53*sin(a)

Solving we get:

a = 23.450

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