A tugboat tows a barge at constant speed with a 3500-kg cable, as shown in FIGURE 6-66.

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A tugboat tows a barge at constant speed with a 3500-kg cable, as shown in FIGURE 6-66. If the angle the cable makes with the horizontal where it attaches to the barge and the tugboat is 22°, find the force the cable exerts on the barge in the forward direction.

22 122°
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Physics

ISBN: 978-0321976444

5th edition

Authors: James S. Walker

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