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A car of mass 1000 kg is being towed by two people holding ropes. One pulls with a tension of 80 N at an angle of 18° to the direction of motion. The other pulls at an angle of 25° to the direction of motion, as shown in the diagram. Find the tension, T, in the second rope and the acceleration of the car.

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Important Questions on Forces in Two Dimensions

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A box of mass 20 kg is dragged by a force of 40 N at an angle of 15° to the direction of motion, and a force of 30 N at an angle of θ to the direction of motion. Find the value of θ and the acceleration of the box.
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A truck of mass 15000 kg is being towed by two ropes. One pulls with a tension of 3000 N at an angle of 20° to the direction of motion. The other pulls with a tension, T, at an angle of 10° to the direction of motion. There is resistance of 500 N against the motion, in the same line as the motion.

Draw the force diagram for this situation.

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AS and A Level
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A truck of mass 15000 kg is being towed by two ropes. One pulls with a tension of 3000 N at an angle of 20° to the direction of motion. The other pulls with a tension, T, at an angle of 10° to the direction of motion. There is resistance of 500 N against the motion, in the same line as the motion.

Find T and the acceleration of the truck.

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AS and A Level
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A ship of mass 10000 kg is being towed due north by two tugboats with acceleration 0.1 m s-2. One pulls with a tension of 2000 N on a bearing of 330°. The other pulls with a tension, T, on a bearing of θ. There is resistance against the motion of 1000 N. Find T and θ.
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A train of mass 230 tonnes provides a driving force of 300000 N to accelerate up a slope at an angle of 5° to the horizontal. The force diagram is shown. Find the acceleration of the train.

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A log of mass 200 kg is dragged up a slope at an angle of 13° to the horizontal by a rope attached to a truck. The rope is at an angle of 20° above the slope.

Draw the force diagram for this situation.

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AS and A Level
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A log of mass 200 kg is dragged up a slope at an angle of 13° to the horizontal by a rope attached to a truck. The rope is at an angle of 20° above the slope.

The log accelerates at 0.3 ms-2. Find the tension in the rope.

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AS and A Level
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A windsurfer and his board have a total mass of 80 kg. They are being pushed by the water with a force of 20 N westwards. The wind is pushing them northwards with a force F. The windsurfer accelerates on a bearing of 340°. Find the force F and the acceleration of the windsurfer.