A tow rope pulls a skier of mass 75-kg up a 30o slope at an acceleration of 2m/s2. Determine the tension in the rope and the coefficient of kinetic friction between the skier’s skis and the snow. Ignore drag force.

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A tow rope pulls a skier of mass 75-kg up a 30o slope at an acceleration of 2m/s2. Determine the tension
in the rope and the coefficient of kinetic friction between the skier’s skis and the snow. Ignore drag
force.

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