Afua and Chrissy are going to sleep overnight in their

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Afua and Chrissy are going to sleep overnight in their tree house and are using some ropes to pull up a box containing their pillows and blankets, which have a total mass of 3.20 kg. The girls stand on different branches, as shown in Figure 5-6, and pull at the angles and with the forces indicated. Find the x- and y-components of the net force on the box. Hint: Draw a free-body diagram so that you do not leave out a force.

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QUESTION:

Afua and Chrissy are going to sleep overnight in their tree house and are using some ropes to pull up a box containing their pillows and blankets, which have a total mass of 3.20 kg. The girls stand on different branches, as shown in Figure 5-6, and pull at the angles and with the forces indicated. Find the x- and y-components of the net force on the box. Hint: Draw a free-body diagram so that you do not leave out a force.

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The girls stand on different branches, as shown in Figure below, and pull at the angles and with the forces indicated. Find the x and y-components of the net force on the box.

Resolve tension components along horizontal and vertical directions. Calculate vertical and horizontal components by summing the components along the same direction.

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