Answer:
![\displaystyle T=48.86\ N](https://img.qammunity.org/2021/formulas/physics/middle-school/9trjzvtsjbtcysosgl8inbwg9udy8xjux2.png)
Step-by-step explanation:
Net Force
The second Newton's law explains how to understand the dynamics of a system where several forces are acting. The forces are vectorial magnitudes which means the x and y coordinates must be treated separately. For each component, the net force must equal the mass by the acceleration, i.e.
![F_(nx)=ma_x](https://img.qammunity.org/2021/formulas/physics/middle-school/is90elmhl4rzjlogk06pujnxzygz5pzdul.png)
![F_(ny)=ma_y](https://img.qammunity.org/2021/formulas/physics/middle-school/3hdonmvdvwa7io1t5dfwis94ji6nnermtw.png)
The box with mass m=20 kg is pulled by a rope with a
angle above the horizontal. It means that force (called T) has two components:
![T_x=Tcos\theta](https://img.qammunity.org/2021/formulas/physics/middle-school/5mh8x0gbkyk08dz5ovkayp2ru03vbm4t88.png)
![T_y=Tsin\theta](https://img.qammunity.org/2021/formulas/physics/middle-school/3tzy3ymsli1199stzscgz5xfxe9i02d6p5.png)
We'll assume the positive directions are to the right and upwards and that the box is being pulled to the right. There are two forces in the x-axis: The x-component of T (to the right) and the friction force (to the left). So the equilibrium equation for x is
![\displaystyle T\ cos\theta -Fr=m.a](https://img.qammunity.org/2021/formulas/physics/middle-school/k15cvqkerjq1xzqcosjvo1focrsap5evc8.png)
There are three forces acting in the y-axis: The component of T (upwards), the weight (downwards), and the Normal (upwards). Since there is no movement in the y-axis, the net force is zero and:
![\displaystyle N+T\ sin\theta -mg=0](https://img.qammunity.org/2021/formulas/physics/middle-school/jmt7m253oxakgg4wjmcp1dljkcyauphnli.png)
Rearranging:
![\displaystyle N+T\ sin\theta =mg](https://img.qammunity.org/2021/formulas/physics/middle-school/zm12ue5lq9cf908sea7gvub4l006knwf0j.png)
Solving for N in the y-axis:
![\displaystyle N=mg-T\ sin\theta](https://img.qammunity.org/2021/formulas/physics/middle-school/1ck5yrr56i7l19jhkb3djmrahomuddng3a.png)
The friction force is given by
![\displaystyle Fr=\mu.N](https://img.qammunity.org/2021/formulas/physics/middle-school/umt0pz0uewunn1ts1ol6c2ul6402evmla2.png)
Replacing in the equation for the x-axis, we have
![\displaystyle T\ cos\theta -\mu\ N=ma](https://img.qammunity.org/2021/formulas/physics/middle-school/a6hzkfwfv8sqp2gyqyxre56k7qwc9fd0qk.png)
Replacing the formula for N in the equation for the x-axis
![\displaystyle T\ cos\theta -\mu(mg-T\ sin\theta)=ma](https://img.qammunity.org/2021/formulas/physics/middle-school/sum85qlt9d4l7awkq6mdzn2ftejajxatzv.png)
Operating and rearranging
![\displaystyle T\ cos\theta -\mu\ mg+T\ \mu\ sin\theta=ma](https://img.qammunity.org/2021/formulas/physics/middle-school/gyyjtzhrwhtf1lrhncj14ozl929h1b7rrd.png)
![\displaystyle T\ (cos\theta +\mu\ sin\theta)=ma +\mu\ mg](https://img.qammunity.org/2021/formulas/physics/middle-school/pzpw9q412zpsoj8w4mvqfk42s5pp4ss28b.png)
Solving for T:
![\displaystyle T=(a+\mu\ g)/(cos\theta +\mu\ sin\theta )\ m](https://img.qammunity.org/2021/formulas/physics/middle-school/rdc4rxf9i3wkktgnbhfu1yjt4nasdgm7ts.png)
Plugging in the given values:
![\displaystyle T=(0.4+0.2(9.8))/(cos30^o+0.2\ sin30^o )\ .20](https://img.qammunity.org/2021/formulas/physics/middle-school/yr2eibqghdkttlnfe4wvr0m3v1uxqfyadj.png)
![\boxed{\displaystyle T=48.86\ N}](https://img.qammunity.org/2021/formulas/physics/middle-school/6wt2j680oev6epzxr9nymwrb9rn5pl2chd.png)