A husky is pulling a sled loaded with cargo (total mass m = 34 kg) along some snow, which has negligible friction. The rope that connects the husky to the sled makes an angle of θ = 21° above the horizontal. If the sled feels a normal force = 290 N, then what is the acceleration of the sled?

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A husky is pulling a sled loaded with cargo (total mass m = 34 kg) along some snow, which has negligible friction. The rope that connects the husky to the sled makes an angle of θ = 21° above the horizontal. If the sled feels a normal force = 290 N, then what is the acceleration of the sled? 

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