Question: The following two questions are based on the same scenario. Here is the scenario: A 1 1 0 kg shot - putter pushes forward and


 
 The following two questions are based on the same scenario. Here is the scenario: A 110 kg shot-putter pushes forward and upward on a 4 kg shot with a force of 1000 N. This force acts at an angle of 60 degree above horizontal. 
 
Question one: How much of this force acts in the forward direction (the horizontal component)?
Question two: How much of this force acts in the upward direction (the vertical component)?
 

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