Work Done on Supertanker: Solve Problem w/ 1.4x10^6 N Tugboats

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The total work done by two tugboats on a disabled supertanker is calculated to be 1,676,619.23 joules. Each tugboat exerts a constant force of 1.4×10^6 N at angles of 11 degrees west and east of north, respectively. The displacement of the supertanker is 0.610 km toward the north. The work is determined by calculating the force components in the direction of the displacement.

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WORK DONE problem!

Can someone pleeease solve this problem for me!

Two tugboats pull a disabled supertanker. Each tug exerts a constant force of 1.4×10^6 N, one at an angle 11 degrees west of north, and the other at an angle 11 degrees east of north, as they pull the tanker a distance 0.610 km toward the north.

What is the total work done by the two tugboats on the supertanker? (in joules)
 
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Calculate the force components in the same direction of the displacement. Then you have two forces and a distance...
 

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