I'm sorry... but the other component...the one that isn't accounted for...as you said ...is the one causing a horizontal acceleration, since it is unbalanced( only that component ) ...
I merely equated the components of the two forces that were in the same direction.
Hi ! So a friend and I were solving some mechanics problems in class today. And we came across a pretty funny mathematical paradox. So basically we tackled the problem in different ways...but we ended up with different equations...and none of us could prove the other wrong !
So here goes...
The...