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spock.physast.uga.edu Chandler White (Student section: 52482) Main Menu Contents Grades PHYS 1211: Principles of Physics I (Mechanics), Cotten, Summer 2018 Messages Courses Help Logout Course Contents » ..Homework Set 06 Water Skiing Timer? Notes valuatelde Feedback -Print ? Water skiers often ride to one side of the center line of a boat, as shown in the figure below In this case, the ski boat is traveling at 15.9 m/s and the tension in the rope is 75.7 N. If the boat does 3210 J of work on the skier in 50.8 m, what is the angle ? between the tow rope and the center line of the boat? Sutmit Answer Tries O/s Post Discussion Send Feedba

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formula for work done

W= F d cos theta

theta = cos^-1 (W/Fd)

= cos^-1 (3210/75.7*50.8)

=33.4 degree

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