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A water skier is pulled behind a boat by a rope. The rope has a tension of 290 N and is at an angle of 33 degrees. What is the x component of the tension?
A. 192 N
B. 215 N
C. 243 N
D. 158 N

Sagot :

Answer this question by trigonometry.
Draw the rope at an angle of 33 degrees from the x axis.

You will find:
cosx = a/h
cos33 = a/290
a. = 243.21