Consider a 900-kg car being pulled by a 1200-N force applied at anangle of 30 degrees with the horizontal. The car traveled a total distance of 5.0meters forward. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the road and the tires is0.25. Determine the work done (in Joules) by each of the external forces acting onthe car. Please show full solution.

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Consider a 900-kg car being pulled by a 1200-N force applied at an
angle of 30 degrees with the horizontal. The car traveled a total distance of 5.0
meters forward. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the road and the tires is
0.25. Determine the work done (in Joules) by each of the external forces acting on
the car. Please show full solution.

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