A box of mass 35kg is held at rest on a smooth inclined plane by a rope. The smooth plane is inclined at an angle of 35 degrees to the horizontal and the rope makes an angle of 20 degrees with the plane. Calculate the magnitude of the tension in the rope, in newtons, to two significant figures.

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A box of mass 35kg is held at rest on a smooth inclined plane by a rope.

The smooth plane is inclined at an angle of 35 degrees to the horizontal and the rope makes an angle of 20 degrees with the plane.

Calculate the magnitude of the tension in the rope, in newtons, to two significant figures. 

(Take the magnitude of the acceleration due to gravity, g , to be 9.8 m s^-2).

The magnitude of the tension in the rope is...?

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