A 120-Kg Ball Is Hanging on the End of a Rope

question 36

Multiple Choice

A 1.20-kg ball is hanging on the end of a rope. The rope makes an angle 25.0° from the vertical when a 15.0 m/s horizontal wind blows. If the wind's force on the rope is negligible, what is the drag force on the ball?

• A)32.3 N
• B)24.1 N
• C)3.68 N
• D)5.49 N
• E)11.8 N

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