Force Tension and Force Resistance

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The discussion revolves around a physics problem involving forces, specifically tension and resistance, in the context of tug boats towing a large boat. The scenario includes specific forces applied at angles and the condition of constant velocity, which implies the presence of a resistive force.

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  • Participants discuss the forces exerted by the tug boats and the implications of constant velocity on the resistive force. There is a mention of an attempt to calculate the resistive force, but concerns are raised about the accuracy of the calculations presented.

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SherlockIsReal said:
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Two tug boats are towing a large boat, of mass 22500 kg, back to shore. Tug boat 1 is pulling with a force of 5500 N at an angle of 35◦ north of the forward motion (similar to Worked Example 2) and tug boat 2 is pulling with a force of 4907.8 N at an angle 40◦ south of the forward motion. If the large boat is being pulled with constant velocity, and there is a resistive force to the motion, then what size is the resistive force?
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82964.923 N
 
meggie10 said:
82964.923 N
That is clearly much too large. You seem to have an extra digit in there.
 
The Original Poster hasn't been heard from since April, and since he deleted the problem statement before "leaving" it is unlikely that he'll be back to continue with this problem. Without a properly formatted head post this thread does not meet our standards. Therefore I am closing this thread.

@meggie10 , if you wish to pursue this problem please start a new thread for it.
 

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