The formula to calculate the Horizontal Acceleration is:
\[ \text{Ax} = A \times \cos(a) \]
Where:
Horizontal acceleration refers to the component of acceleration that acts along the horizontal axis. It is calculated by multiplying the magnitude of the acceleration by the cosine of the angle of the direction. The most common units for horizontal acceleration are meters per second squared (m/s²).
Let's consider an example:
Using the formula to calculate the Horizontal Acceleration:
\[ \text{Ax} = 10 \times \cos(30^\circ) = 10 \times 0.866 = 8.66 \text{ m/s²} \]
This means that the horizontal acceleration for this scenario is 8.66 m/s².