The person is dragging
with a force of 58 lbs at an angle of 27 degrees relating to the ground. We
want to use cosine function to look for the horizontal force component. And
then we can compute for W = (Horizontal Force) x (Distance). We want the
horizontal force component since that is the component that is parallel to the
direction the cart is moving.
(cos 27 degrees)(58 lbs) = 51.69 lbs (This is the horizontal
force component.)
W = (51.69 lbs) x (70 ft) = 3618.3 ft*lbs
