A boat is being towed through a canal by a horizontal cable which makes an angle of 10° with the shore. If the force tending to move the boat along the canal is 197 N, find the pull on the Cable?

F cos10° = 197

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To find the pull on the cable, we can use trigonometry. The force tending to move the boat along the canal is acting horizontally, and we need to find its vertical component, which represents the pull on the cable.

Let's call the force tending to move the boat along the canal F. The vertical component of this force can be found using the following formula:

Vertical force = F * sin(angle)

Given that the angle between the cable and the shore is 10°, we can substitute the values into the formula:

Vertical force = 197 N * sin(10°)

To find the value of sin(10°), you can use a scientific calculator or an online trigonometric calculator. The value is approximately 0.17365.

Now we can substitute this value into the formula:

Vertical force = 197 N * 0.17365

Calculating this, we find:

Vertical force ≈ 34.2 N

Therefore, the pull on the cable is approximately 34.2 N.