practice with 2D forces, Assignments of Physics

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Practice with 2D Forces

Brief Introduction

Now we’ll get some analytic practice with solving problems of forces in two dimension. For

these problems construct a system schema, a free body diagram, and use Newton’s Laws to find

the missing information.

1. A piñata is hanging from a branch outside your house, shown in the figure below. The

piñata is fastened to the branch by two ropes. The ropes make an angle of θ1 = 30° and