How much work does the resistive force of water do on the skier in 10secs?

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In summary, the water skier in Figure 7-14 is being pulled by a boat at a constant speed of 14m/s. The tension in the rope is 90N and the skier is at an angle of 35 degrees with respect to the center line of the boat. In part (a), the work done by the rope on the skier in 10 seconds is 10321.3J. In part (b), the resistive force of water does an equal amount of work on the skier, bringing the net force on the skier to 0. The force measured in Joules is actually work, not force.
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i think i did part (a) right but for part (b) am clueless can someone help me out please?

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The water skier in Figure 7-14 is at an angle of 35 with respect to the center line of the boat, and is being pulled at a constant speed of 14m/s. If the tension in the ton rope is 90N, (a) how much work does the rope do on the skier in 10secs? (b) How much work does the resistive force of water do on the skier in the same time?

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(a) W= (90N cos35) (14m/s)(10secs)
= 10321.3J

(b)
 
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Since the skier is moving at a constant speed, the sum of the forces in the system is equal to 0 so..

F(rope) + F(water) = 0
F(rope) = -F(water)

so.. how much force is applied over how much distance by the water?
 
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so does the resistance force for water is it -10321.3J so that it is equal to zero?
 
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Since when is force measured in Joules!?
 

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