PHYSICS
A barge is hauled along a straight-line section of canal by two horses harnessed to tow ropes and walking along the tow paths on either side of the canal. Each horse pulls with a force of[COLOR=red]610[/COLOR] N at an angle of [COLOR=red]16[/COLOR]° with the centerline of the canal. What is the net force on the barge?

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You need to reso;ve each of the tow rope forces intop components parallel to the direction of travel (let;s call that the x-direction) and perpendicular to the direction of travel (y directin), using sines and cosines of 16 degrees. Hint: be careful with the signs of your results. Then add the x-componenets to get the total force in the x-direction, and the y-components to get the total foprce in the y-direction. Try itl and post back with your answer.

The answer is: 42

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Originally Posted by Luck0rN0t

The answer is: 42

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It always is!

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It always is!

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