Each has an angle of 15 deg to the direction of trvel.
Force=2*5*cosine(15deg)
Two tugboats are towing a ship.Each exerts horizontal force of 5.0 tons and the angle between the two ropes is30°.What is the resultant force exerted on the ship
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9.65
The answer is correct, assuming the angle between the two ropes is also 15 degrees (since the question only gave one angle of 30 degrees).
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