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A person pulls a toboggan for a distance of 40.0 m along the snow with a...

A person pulls a toboggan for a distance of 40.0 m along the snow with a rope directed 20.0° above the snow. The tension in the rope is 67.0 N.

(a) How much work is done on the toboggan by the tension force?
_________J

(b) How much work is done if the same tension is directed parallel to the snow?
_________J

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Answer #1

workdone by tension

Wt = T d cos x

Wt = 67* 40 * cos 20

Wt = 2518.376 J

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Wt' = 67 * 40 = 2680 J

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