How to do 189th question?

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1 Answer
Mar 30, 2018

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Explanation:

A force

P=(0,0,mg)

shall be decomposed as the sum

P=F1+F2+F3 with

F1=f(cos30,sin30,sin30)
F2=f(cos30,sin30,sin30)
F3=f(0,1,sin30)

then with the third component

mg=3fsin30 hence

|f|=mg3sin30=23mg