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===About Resolving Forces===
: '''Resolving forces''' is used to find how much of a [[force]] acts in a certain direction. For example:
:: It may be useful to know what 'component' of an [[object]]'s [[weight]] acts down the slope to tell if is likely to [[accelerate]] down the slope.
:: A rope pulling at an [[angle]] above the [[horizontal]] has a [[vertical]] 'component' acting against [[weight]] and a [[horizontal]] 'component' acting to [[accelerate]] the [[object]] [[horizontal]]ly.
===Examples===