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Question 1

Mechanics 01

Question 2

Q1) Gliders can be launched with a winch situated on the ground. The winch pulls a rope that is attached to the glider. The diagram below shows the forces acting on the glider at one instant during the launch.

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(a) The combined weight of the glider and the pilot is 6500N.
(i) Show that the magnitude of the resultant force acting on the glider is about 6100N.

(ii) Calculate the angle between this resultant force and the horizontal
(iii) Calculate the resultant acceleration of the glider in the diagram above