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The component needed is the [[Adjacent (Trigonometry)|adjacent]] to the [[angle]] in the [[Right Angle Triangle|right angle triangle]] so [[cosine]] should be used.
<math>F_x = 10\cos37cos(37)</math>
<math>F_x = 7.9863551N</math>
The component needed is the [[Opposite (Trigonometry)|opposite]] to the [[angle]] in the [[Right Angle Triangle|right angle triangle]] so [[sine]] should be used.
<math>F_x = 39\sin22sin(22.6)</math>
<math>F_x = 14.98751758N</math>