A 50-N crate is held at rest on a frictionless incline by a force that is parallel to the incline. If the incline is 35° above the horizontal, the magnitude of the applied force is ____N. Round your answer to the nearest whole number. Do not use scientific notation.
Weight of the crate = W = 50 N
Angle of incline = = 35o
Horizontal force applied = F
The crate is held as rest that is there is no acceleration therefore all the forces acting on it are balanced.
From the free body diagram,
WSin = FCos
(50)Sin(35) = FCos(35)
F = 35.01 N
Rounding off to nearest whole number,
F = 35 N
Magnitude of the horizontal force applied = 35 N
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