An 80.0 kg mail bag hangs by a vertical rope 3.7 m long. A postal worker then displaces the bag to a position 2.5 meters sideways from its original position, always keeping the rope taut. What horizontal force is necessary to hold the bag in the new position?

An 80.0 kg mail bag hangs by a vertical rope 3.7 m long. A postal worker then displaces the bag to a position 2.5 meters sideways from its original position, always keeping the rope taut. What horizontal force is necessary to hold the bag in the new position?

Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

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Chapter4: The Laws Of Motion

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 23P: A bag of cement weighing 325 N hangs in equilibrium from three wires as suggested in Figure P4.23....

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