FORCE AND DISPLACEMENT AT AN ANGLE A sailor pulls a boat a distance of 30.0 m along a dock using a rope that makes a 25.0° angle

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with the horizontal. How much work does the rope do on the boat if its tension is 255 N?

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Bingel [31] · Answer 1 · 2022-06-30T06:12:36+03:00

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Answer: 6117.58 J

Explanation:

We know that W=Fd*cos(theta) where theta is the angle between the displacement and the force.

In this case, we are given that F=225 N, d=30 m, and theta=25 degrees.

Plugging all this in we get

W=225*30*cos(25)=6117.58 J