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Question 3

A boy pulls a nail from the wall with a string tied to the nail. The string is inclined at an angle of 60o to the wall. If the tension in the string is 4N, what is the effective force used in pulling the nail?

  • A.2√3 N
  • B.4 N
  • C.4√3 N
  • D.8 N
  • E.2 N
Objective

Question details

Exam body
WAEC
Subject
Physics
Year
1989
Question no.
#3
Type
Objective
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