Chapter 1: Q8E (page 160)
A 1130-kg car is held in place by a light cable on a very smooth (frictionless) ramp (Fig. E5.8). The cable makes an angle of 31.0掳 above the surface of the ramp, and the ramp itself rises at 25.0掳 above the horizontal.
(a) Draw a free-body diagram for the car.
(b) Find the tension in the cable.
(c) How hard does the surface of the ramp push on the car?
Short Answer
(a) The free-body diagram
(b) The tension in the cable is 5460 N
(c) The surface of the ramp is pushing the car with 7224 N .