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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-component of the tension?

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Answer:

243 N

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User Marylee
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By analysis of the problem and drawing a mental figure, we can solve this by using trigonometric functions. It is safe to say that the tension in the rope is the hypotenuse. So to find for the x-component:

cos 33 = x/290
x = 290 * cos 33
x = 243.21 units

Therefore, the x-component of tension is equal to 243.21 units
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