Answer:
Acosθ
Explanation:
The x-component of a vector is defined as :
Magnitude * cosine of the angle
Maginitude * cosθ
The magnitude is represented as A
Hence, horizontal, x - component of the vector is :
Acosθ
Furthermore,
The y-component is taken as the sin of the of the angle multiplied by the magnitude
Vertical, y component : Asinθ
Answer:
64 kPa
Explanation:
The pressure exerted by a force on a surface is given by
where
p is the pressure
F is the force
A is the area on which the force is exerted
In this problem, let's call:
F = the weight of the performer, which is the force
A = the area of 1 stilt
At the beginning, the performer is standing on both stilts, so the area on which he exerts pressure is 2A. So the pressure is
(1)
Later, he stands on one stilt only. The force exerted is still the same (his weight), however, the area is now reduced to A; therefore, the new pressure is
which is twice the value calculated in (1); so, the new pressure is