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A boy pulls his toy on a smooth horizontal surface with a rope inclined at 60 degree to the horizontal if the effective force pulling the toy along the horizontal surface is 5 Newton calculate the tension in the rope

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Answer:

Tension = 2.5 N

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Angle = 60°

Force f = 5 N

Find:

Tension

Computation:

Tension = fcosθ

Tension = (5)cos60

Tension = (5)(1/2)

Tension = 2.5 N

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