Broken-down Cruise Ship

Broken-down Cruise Ship#

A broken-down cruise ship is towed through the water by a tug boat at constant velocity.

Part 1#

The constant force applied to the ship by the cable that joins the ship to the tug boat:

Answer Section#

  • Has the same magnitude as the weight of the ship.

  • Is greater than the weight of the ship.

  • Is exactly balanced by the total force that resists the ship’s motion.

  • Is greater than the total force that resists the ship’s motion.

  • Is greater than both the total force that resists the ship’s motion and the weight of the ship.

Attribution#

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