A child pulls on a box with the force of 60 N directed at an angle of 60 degrees to x axis. What are x and y components of the force?

The child pulls the box with a force of 60 N at an angle
of 60 degrees to the x-axis.

As force is a vector quantity
and both direction as well as magnitude matter, the force can be split into two
components.

The x-component is equal to 60*cos
60

=> 60*0.5

=>
30 N

The y- component is equal to 60*sin
60

=> 60*(sqrt
3)/2

=>30*sqrt
3

The x and y components of the force with a
magnitude of 60N at an angle of 60 degrees with the x- axis are 30 N and 30*sqrt 3 N
respectively.