10. A tow truck pulls a car by a cable that makes an angle of 30° to the horizontal. The force applied to the tow cable is 7.2 x 10' N. How much work is done in pulling the car horizontally 5.5 km? F. applied

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10. A tow truck pulls a car by a cable that makes an angle of 30 to the
horizontal. The force applied to the tow cable is 7.2 x 10³ N. How
much work is done in pulling the car horizontally 5.5 km?
F
30
applied
Transcribed Image Text:10. A tow truck pulls a car by a cable that makes an angle of 30 to the horizontal. The force applied to the tow cable is 7.2 x 10³ N. How much work is done in pulling the car horizontally 5.5 km? F 30 applied
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