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Two tugboats pull a disabled supertanker. Each tug exerts a constant force of 1.50×106 N ,...

Two tugboats pull a disabled supertanker. Each tug exerts a constant force of 1.50×106 N , one at an angle 15.0 ∘ west of north, and the other at an angle 15.0 ∘ east of north, as they pull the tanker a distance 0.830 km toward the north.
What is the total work done by the two tugboats on the supertanker?

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