A fire helicopter carries a 679 kg bucket of water at the end of a 15.2 m long cable. Flying back from a fire at a constant speed of 42.5 m/s, the cable makes an angle of 49.0o with respect to the vertical. Determine the force of air resistance on the bucket.

Answer 1

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