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The guy wire of the electrical pole shown in makes 60° to the horizontal and is carrying a force of 60 kN. Find the horizontal and vertical components of the force.

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Shows the resolution of force F = 20 kN into its components in horizontal and vertical components. From the figure it is clear that

Fx = F cos 60° = 20 cos 60° = 10 kN (to the left) 

Fy = F sin 60° = 20 sin 60° = 17.32 kN (downward)



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