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This is just to see if I am totally confused or making sense.
A truck is pushing up a hill on a 30 degree incline. It has a mass of 45 tons. Find the force vector for the truck.
\vec{F} = ||F|| cos\theta i + ||F|| sin\theta j
\vec{F} = 45 cos30 i + 45 sin30 j
This is the answer that I assume was wanted, but I don't think that I can say what the force is given only the mass of the truck. After I asked my physics teacher (not the one who gave the quiz), he told me that this is the answer when moving at a constant velocity. If it was stated in the problem that the truck moved at a constant velocity is this correct?
Homework Statement
A truck is pushing up a hill on a 30 degree incline. It has a mass of 45 tons. Find the force vector for the truck.
Homework Equations
\vec{F} = ||F|| cos\theta i + ||F|| sin\theta j
The Attempt at a Solution
\vec{F} = 45 cos30 i + 45 sin30 j
This is the answer that I assume was wanted, but I don't think that I can say what the force is given only the mass of the truck. After I asked my physics teacher (not the one who gave the quiz), he told me that this is the answer when moving at a constant velocity. If it was stated in the problem that the truck moved at a constant velocity is this correct?