Question

2. A barge is being pushed by 2 tugboats. Tugboat A is pushing the boat towards the east with a force of 2.7*105 Tugboat B is pushing the boat towards the north with a force of 3.6 * 105N. a) What steps would you take to solve this problem? b) Calculate the magnitude and direction of the net force assuming the drag force (frictional force) experienced by the barge is zero. c) Given that the barge weighs 5.0 * 106kg and has an acceleration of 7.5*10-2 m/s2 along the direction of the net force you calculated in part b, determine the drag force the barge is experiencing.

Answer 1