In the Figure,a T-Bar Ski Tow Pulls a Skier Up

question 22

Multiple Choice

In the figure,a T-bar ski tow pulls a skier up a hill inclined at 10° above horizontal.The skier starts from rest and is pulled by a cable that exerts a tension T at an angle of 30° above the surface of the hill.The mass of the skier is 60 kg and the effective coefficient of kinetic friction between the skis and the snow is 0.100.What is the maximum tension in the cable if the starting acceleration is not to exceed 0.400 g?

• A)246 N
• B)366 N
• C)431 N
• D)187 N
• E)535 N

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