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23 March, 21:14

Two tug boats are towing a large boat, of mass 22500 kg, back to shore. Tug boat 1 is pulling

with a force of 5500 N at an angle of 35◦ north of the forward motion (similar to Worked

Example 2) and tug boat 2 is pulling with a force of 4907.8 N at an angle 40◦

south of the

forward motion. If the large boat is being pulled with constant velocity, and there is a resistive

force to the motion, then what size is the resistive force?

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  1. 24 March, 00:36
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    8265N

    Explanation:

    If the boat is has a constant velocity, the acceleration must be zero and the sum of all forces must add up to zero. The two forces in the forward direction must match the resistive force:

    F = cos (35°) * 5500N + cos (40°) * 4907.8N
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