FIGURE 5-7 -A Ship Is Being Pulled Through a Harbor by Two

question 17

Multiple Choice

FIGURE 5-7
-A ship is being pulled through a harbor by two tug boats at constant velocity as shown in Fig. 5-7. The lines attached to the two tug boats have the same tension, 200,000 N. The lines each make an angle 28.0° to the direction the ship is being towed. What is the magnitude of the drag force on the ship?

• A)177 × 10⁵ N
• B)1.88 × 10⁵ N
• C)93.9 × 10⁴ N
• D)zero
• E)3.53 × 10⁵ N

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