Find the tension on a rope that will keep a 4200 lb car on a 50-degree incline when the rope is parallelto the incline; when the rope makes 90 deg. With the horizontal. Neglect friction.

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Chapter6: Applications Of Newton's Laws
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Find the tension on a rope that will keep a 4200 lb car on a 50-degree incline when the rope is parallelto the incline; when the rope makes 90 deg. With the horizontal. Neglect friction.

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