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In earlier days, horses pulled barges down canals in the manner shown in Figure. Suppose the horse pulls on the rope with a force of7900Nat an angle of θ=18°to the direction of motion of the barge, which is headed straight along the positive direction of an xaxis. The mass of the barge is9500kg, and the magnitude of its acceleration is 0.12m/s2. (a) What is the magnitude and (b) What is the direction (relative to positive x) of the force on the barge from the water?

Short Answer

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(a) The magnitude of the force on the barge from the water is6800 N .

(b) The angle made by the force on the barge from the water is 201°.

Step by step solution

01

Given

  • The tension in the rope is,T=7900N.
  • The angle made by the rope with the direction of motion of the barge is,θ=180 .
02

Understanding the concept of force

The force on the barge is equal to the product of its mass and acceleration. If the force is not in the direction of the acceleration, we can resolve the force to find its component along with the acceleration. The component of the force in the direction of acceleration is responsible for the acceleration of the object. The free-body diagram can help us to understand the direction of forces, and their components acting on the body.

Formulae:

The force F acting on the body is given as,

∑F=ma

Where, m is mass of the body, a is the acceleration of the body.

03

Draw the free body diagram

04

(a) Calculate the magnitude of the force on the barge from the water

Consider unknown force F whose components areFx and Fy.

Now apply Newton’s law along x and y directions considering the net force equal to mass times acceleration in x direction and zero in y direction.

The force equation along the x-axis can be written as,

Tcos18∘+Fx=ma7900N.cos18∘+Fx=9500kg×0.12m/s2Fx=-6.4×103N

Hence, the force in the x-direction is, Fx=-6.4×103N

Along the y-axis, the force equation can be written as,

role="math" localid="1657167114006" Tsin18∘+Fy=07900sin18∘+Fy=0Fy=2.4×103N

Hence, the force in the y-direction is, Fy=-2.4×103N

The magnitude of force can be found by using the formula,

F=Fx2+Fy2

Substitute the values of the component of forces in the above equation, we get

F=-6.4×1032+-2.4×1032=6.8×103N

Therefore, the magnitude of force is 6.8×103 N.

05

(b) Calculate the direction (relative to positive x) of the force on the barge from the water 

Direction for force,

ϕ=tan-1FyFx=tan-1-2.4×103N-6.4×103N=21°

Both the components of foce are in third quadrant hence, direction would be (180°+21°)=201°from+x-axis.

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