Two tugboats pull a disabled supertanker. Each tug exerts a constant force of 2.10×106 N, one at an angle 16.0° west of north, and the other at an angle 16.0° east of north, as they pull the tanker a distance 0.680 km toward the north. What is the total work done by the two tugboats on the supertanker? Express your answer in joules, to three significant figures.

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Two tugboats pull a disabled supertanker. Each tug exerts a constant
force of 2.10×106 N, one at an angle 16.0° west of north, and the
other at an angle 16.0° east of north, as they pull the tanker a
distance 0.680 km toward the north.
What is the total work done by the two tugboats on the supertanker?
Express your answer in joules, to three significant figures.
Transcribed Image Text:Two tugboats pull a disabled supertanker. Each tug exerts a constant force of 2.10×106 N, one at an angle 16.0° west of north, and the other at an angle 16.0° east of north, as they pull the tanker a distance 0.680 km toward the north. What is the total work done by the two tugboats on the supertanker? Express your answer in joules, to three significant figures.
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