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Suppose you needed to push a 1,500-N sofa up a frictionless ramp with a 30° angle. How much force would you have to apply to the sofa?Show your work below.

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samuelonum1

Answer:

1299N

Explanation:

GIven data

Weight W= 1500N

Angle Ф= 30°

The applied force up the frictionless ramp is gotten by applying the formula below

F= WcosФ

substitute

F=1500 cos 30

F = 1500*0.8660

F= 1299N

Hence the applied force is 1299N