the acceleration is horizontal so it is orthogonal. no don't know how to ad vetors, we are having 1 chapter a day and my math skills are shitty so can't quite hold on the pace..
Homework Statement
A helicopter is flying at a constant altitude towing an airborn laser at 129kg. Both the chopper and the sensor move only horizontaly and have a acceleration of magnitude 2,84 m/s2. ignoring air restitance find the tension on the cable towing the sensor.
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