A car is being pulled out of the mud by two forces that are applied by the two ropes shown in the drawing. The dashed line in the drawing bisects the 30.0° angle. The magnitude of the force applied by each rope is 2900 newtons (N). (a) How much force would a single rope need to apply to accomplish the same effect as the two forces added together? (b) What angle would the single rope make relative to the dashed line?
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To find the net force acting on the car, we need to add the forces applied by the two ropes. Let's call the force applied by each rope F1 and F2. Given that the magnitude of each force is 2900 N, we have:
F1 = 2900 N
F2 = 2900 N
(a) To find the force that a single rope would need to apply to accomplish the same effect, we need to find the vector sum of F1 and F2. This can be done using vector addition.
To add two vectors, we can break them down into their x and y components. Let's assume that the x-axis is the dashed line bisecting the 30.0° angle, and the y-axis is perpendicular to it.
The force F1 can be resolved into components as follows:
F1x = F1 * cos(30°)
F1y = F1 * sin(30°)
Similarly, the force F2 can be resolved into components:
F2x = F2 * cos(30°)
F2y = - F2 * sin(30°) (since it acts in the opposite direction)
Now, we can add the x-components and y-components separately to find the net force:
Fnet_x = F1x + F2x
Fnet_y = F1y + F2y
Finally, we can find the magnitude of the net force Fnet:
Fnet = √(Fnet_x² + Fnet_y²)
Substituting the known values, we can calculate Fnet.
(b) To find the angle that the single rope would make relative to the dashed line, we need to find the direction of the net force. This can be done by finding the angle between the net force vector and the dashed line (x-axis).
The angle relative to the dashed line can be found using the arctan function:
θ = arctan(Fnet_y / Fnet_x)
By substituting the calculated values for Fnet_y and Fnet_x, we can find the angle θ.
Now, let's plug in the numbers and calculate the answers.
http://www.god-and-science.com/physics/phy111/2009/eoc02/ch01_a.pdf
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b) 15 degrees