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RECTANGULAR COMPONENTS OF A FORCE IN SPACE

Consider a force F acting at the origin O of the system of rectangular coordinates x, y, z. To

define the direction of F , we draw the vertical plane OBAC containing F. This plane passes
through the vertical y axis; its orientation is defined by the angle f it forms with the xy plane.
The direction of F within the plane is defined by the angle u y that F forms with the y axis.
The force F may be resolved into a vertical component F y and a horizontal component F h ;
this operation, shown in Fig. 2.30 b , is carried out in plane OBAC according to the rules
developed.
The corresponding scalar components are

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