A water skier is pulled behind a boat by a rope. The rope has a tension of 290 N and is at an angle of 33 degrees. What is the x

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component of the tension?
A. 192 N
B. 215 N
C. 243 N
D. 158 N

2 answers:

const2013 [10] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-27T20:30:37+03:00

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APEX users - round to 243 N.

Yanka [14] · Answer 2 · 2022-04-27T18:59:33+03:00

Yanka [14]3 years ago

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Answer this question by trigonometry.
Draw the rope at an angle of 33 degrees from the x axis.

You will find:
cosx = a/h
cos33 = a/290
a. = 243.21