Two tugboats are towing a large ship into port, as shown in the figure. The larger tug exerts a force of 3300N on its cable, and the smaller tug exerts a force of 2900N in its cable. 45% big tug small tug If the ship is to travel in a straight line from A to B, find the angle (in degrees) that the large tug must make with the line AB. 51.6 Round your answer to 1 decimal place. *

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Two tugboats are towing a large ship into port, as shown in the figure. The larger tug exerts a force of 3300N on its cable, and the smaller tug exerts a
force of 2900N in its cable.
45%
big tug
small tug
If the ship is to travel in a straight line from A to B, find the angle (in degrees) that the large tug must make with the line AB.
51.6 Round your answer to 1 decimal place. *
Transcribed Image Text:Two tugboats are towing a large ship into port, as shown in the figure. The larger tug exerts a force of 3300N on its cable, and the smaller tug exerts a force of 2900N in its cable. 45% big tug small tug If the ship is to travel in a straight line from A to B, find the angle (in degrees) that the large tug must make with the line AB. 51.6 Round your answer to 1 decimal place. *
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