Nov 27, 2011 #1 boyongo Messages 27 Reaction score 0 Im having trouble understating this: The last part: DEz=8333N(5/15) where does this come from? 15m is the hight and 5m is the base of the triangle. Attachments Screen Shot 2011-11-27 at 2.53.49 PM.png 5.7 KB · Views: 506
Im having trouble understating this: The last part: DEz=8333N(5/15) where does this come from? 15m is the hight and 5m is the base of the triangle.
Nov 27, 2011 #2 TaxOnFear Messages 92 Reaction score 0 It's the horizontal component of DE i.e FDEcosθ where cosθ = Opposite/Adjacent = (15/5)