Question
A fire helicopter carries a 565 kg bucket
at the end of a 16.7 m long cable. When
the helicopter is returning from a fire at a
constant speed of 22.5 m/s, the cable makes
an angle of 20.5
◦ with respect to the vertical.
Find the horizontal force exerted by air
resistance on the bucket. The acceleration
due to gravity is 9.8 m/s
2
.
Answer in units of N
at the end of a 16.7 m long cable. When
the helicopter is returning from a fire at a
constant speed of 22.5 m/s, the cable makes
an angle of 20.5
◦ with respect to the vertical.
Find the horizontal force exerted by air
resistance on the bucket. The acceleration
due to gravity is 9.8 m/s
2
.
Answer in units of N