Question

276-kg glider is being pulled by a 1 950-kg jet along a horizontal runway
with an acceleration of aS 5 2.20 m/s2 to the right as in Figure below. Find
(a) the thrust provided by the jet’s engines and (b) the magnitude of the
tension in the cable connecting the jet and glider

Answer 1

1. A 276-kg glider is being pulled by a 1 950-kg jet along a horizontal runway
with an acceleration of aS 5 2.20 m/s2 to the right as in Figure below. Find
(a) the thrust provided by the jet’s engines and (b) the magnitude of the
tension in the cable connecting the jet and glider.