A barge is pulled by the two tugboats shown in the following figure. One tugboat pulls on the barge with a force of magnitude 4,800 units of force at 15° to the right of the line AB (see the figure) and the other tugboat pulls on the barge with a force of magnitud 5,500 units of force at 12° to the left of the line AB. (Assume the +x-direction is to the right and the +y-direction is up along the page.) !A 5,500 units 4,800 units 15° 12 Barge (View from above) iB

A barge is pulled by the two tugboats shown in the following figure. One tugboat pulls on the barge with a force of magnitude 4,800 units of force at 15° to the right of the line AB (see the figure) and the other tugboat pulls on the barge with a force of magnitud 5,500 units of force at 12° to the left of the line AB. (Assume the +x-direction is to the right and the +y-direction is up along the page.) !A 5,500 units 4,800 units 15° 12 Barge (View from above) iB

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University Physics Volume 1

18th Edition

ISBN:9781938168277

Author:William Moebs, Samuel J. Ling, Jeff Sanny

Publisher:William Moebs, Samuel J. Ling, Jeff Sanny

Chapter2: Vectors

Section: Chapter Questions

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