Nellie Newton pulls her sled by a rope that is 45° to the horizontal. The horizontal and vertical components of force are

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When a force is applied at a 45° angle, its horizontal and vertical components are equal in magnitude due to the symmetry of the angle. Additionally, since the sine and cosine of 45° are both approximately 0.7, each component is about 0.7 times the magnitude of the original force.

Nellie Newton Pulls Her Sled by a Rope That Is