A person pulls a toboggan for a distance of 37.8 m along the snow with a rope directed 21.5 ° above the snow. The tension in the rope is 88.2 N. (a) How much work is done on the toboggan by the tension force? (b) How much work is done if the same tension is directed parallel to the snow?

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A person pulls a toboggan for a distance of 37.8 m along the snow with a rope directed 21.5 ° above the snow. The tension in the rope is 88.2 N. (a) How much work is done on the toboggan by the tension force? (b) How much work is done if the same tension is directed parallel to the snow?

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