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Right, when θ is given with respect to the horizontal. (It's reversed when θ is with respect to the vertical.)Tinhorn said:I get it.
but i had always thought the x and y components of the force A is
Ax= A*cosθ
Ay= A*sinθ
Using your notation, A is the normal force, thus A = mgcosθ. When you find its components, you'll get the additional sine and cosine factors.why does normal force have sin in its component
and cos in its component