A sphere of mass 2.6 × 104 kg is suspended from a cord. A steady horizontal breeze pushes the sphere so that the cord makes a constant angle of 15° with the vertical. Find (a) the magnitude of that push and (b) the tension in the cord.

A sphere of mass 2.6 × 104 kg is suspended from a cord. A steady horizontal breeze pushes the sphere so that the cord makes a constant angle of 15° with the vertical. Find (a) the magnitude of that push and (b) the tension in the cord.

College Physics

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Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

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Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

Section: Chapter Questions

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