A magnet of mass 5.62 kg is suspended from the ceiling by a cord as shown. A large magnet is somewhere off to the right, pulling on the small hanging magnet with a constant force of F = 100.2 N. At what angle theta ?with respect to the vertical does the magnet hang?     45.0 degrees     51.7 degrees     61.2 degrees     28.8 degrees

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  1. A magnet of mass 5.62 kg is suspended from the ceiling by a cord as shown. A large magnet is somewhere off to the right, pulling on the small hanging magnet with a constant force of F = 100.2 N. At what angle theta ?with respect to the vertical does the magnet hang?
       
    45.0 degrees
       
    51.7 degrees
       
    61.2 degrees
       
    28.8 degrees
     
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