A 1200-kg car is held in place by a light cable on a very smooth (frictionless) ramp, as shown in the figure (Figure 1). The cable makes an angle of 31.0 above the surface of the ramp, and the ramp itself rises at 25.0 above the horizontal. Find the tension in the cable and how hard does the surface of the ramp push on the car?

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A 1200-kg car is held in place by a light cable on a very smooth (frictionless) ramp, as shown in the figure (Figure 1). The cable makes an angle of 31.0 above the surface of the ramp, and the ramp itself rises at 25.0 above the horizontal.

Find the tension in the cable and how hard does the surface of the ramp push on the car?

 

25.0°
Cable
31.0°
Transcribed Image Text:25.0° Cable 31.0°
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