The following diagram shows a person exerting a 300 -newton force on the handle of a shovel that makes an angle of \( 60 .^{\circ} \) with the horizontal ground. Calculate the magnitude of the component of the force perpendicular to the ground.
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- Force exerted, \( F = 300 \, \text{N} \) - Angle with the horizontal, \( \theta = 60^\circ \) Show more…
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