Chris pulls a sled 153m by exerting a constant force of 225N at a constant angle of 65° to the level ground. Find the work done in pulling the sled, correct to 2 d.p.
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Plugging in the values, we get: F_parallel = 225 * cos(65°) ≈ 87.15N Show more…
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