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22 May, 02:44

A 8000kg tow truck pulls a 3000kg car horizontally into a garage. if the motor of the tow truck exerts a forward thrust on the truck of 800N, what is the tension in the cable connecting the truck to the car? (neglect any forces of friction)

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  1. 22 May, 03:10
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    Equation 1:

    m1 : m1a = T

    Equation 2:m2 : m2a = F - T

    Adding 1 and 2a=0.073

    Placing in equation 1

    we get T = 218.18N
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