Question: tugn boat problem The figure below shows a schematic image of four tugboats guiding an ocean liner toward its pier, with each tugboat exerting a

tugn boat problem The figure below shows a schematic image of four tugboats guiding an ocean liner toward its pier, with each tugboat exerting a force of 8000 lbs in the directions indicated.
a) Sketch the components of the force vectors on the hull of the ocean liner and embed the \(\mathrm{x}-\mathrm{y}\) axes on it.
b) Resolve leaving your solution in rectangular vector form, the horizontal and vertical components of a forces exerted on the Ocean liner by
i.) Tugboat 1 ii.) Tugboat 2
iii.) Tugboat 3
iv.) Tugboat 4
c) Determine the resultant force (\(\boldsymbol{R}\)) exerted by all the four tugboats, leave your answer in rectangular vector form
d) Determine the angle \(\theta \), that the resultant force makes with the horizontal axis e) Determine the total moment \( M_{o}^{R}\) of the forces exerted on the hull by the four tugboats about the origin \( O \).
f) Sketch and fully label the equivalent resultant force-couple system at the origin \( O \).
g) Determine a point \(\mathrm{A}(\mathrm{x},\mathrm{y})\) on the hull of the ocean liner where a single more powerful tugboat should push to produce the same effect as the original four tugboats. (start by sketching the location of point A).
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