The parasailing system shown uses a winch to pull the rider in towards the boat, which is traveling with a constant velocity. Du

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The parasailing system shown uses a winch to pull the rider in towards the boat, which is traveling with a constant velocity. Du

ring the interval when theta is between 20° and 40°, (where t=0 at theta=20°) the angle increases at the constant rate of 2°/s. During this time, the length of the rope is defined by the relationship r=125-(1/3)t^(3/2), where r and t are expressed in meters and seconds, respectively. At the instant when the rope makes a 30-degree angle with the water, the tension in the rope is 18kN. At this instant, what is the magnitude and direction of the force of the parasail on the 75 kg parasailor?

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ValentinkaMS [3.4K] · Answer 1 · 2026-03-04T03:02:12+03:00

Answer:

The force magnitude is $F_{net}= 1.837 *10^4N$

and it is directed at 57.98° from the horizontal in a counterclockwise manner.

Explanation:

The problem states that

At t = 0, $\theta = 20^o$

The angular rate of increase is $w = 2 \ ^o/s$

Converting to revolutions per second gives us $\theta ' = 2 \ ^o/s * \frac{\pi}{180} =0.0349\ rps$

The rope length is defined by

$r = 125- \frac{1}{3}t^{\frac{3}{2} }$

At $\theta =30^o$ , Tension T of the rope is 18 kN.

The weight of the para-sailor is $M_p = 75kg$

In analyzing the question, we observe that the equation for length can be represented as a linear displacement equation.

The derivative of displacement results in velocity.

Hence,

$r' = -\frac{1}{3} [\frac{3}{2} ] t^{\frac{1}{2} }$

signifies the velocity, and further differentiation yields acceleration.

Therefore,

$r'' = -\frac{1}{4} t^{-\frac{1}{2} }$

Now considering the moment when the rope forms a 30° angle with the water,

typically angular velocity is expressed as

$w = \frac{\Delta \theta}{\Delta t}$

where $\theta$ represents the angular displacement.

Next, evaluating the interval from $20^o \ to \ 30^o$ gives us

$2 = \frac{30 -20 }{t -0}$

making t the focal point.

$t = \frac{10}{2}$

$= 5s$

At this time, the displacement measures

$r = 125- \frac{1}{3}(5)^{\frac{3}{2} }$

$= 121.273 m$

The linear velocity computes to

$r' = -\frac{1}{3} [\frac{3}{2} ] (5)^{\frac{1}{2} }$

$= -1.118 m/s$

Whereas linear acceleration calculates as

$r'' = -\frac{1}{4} (5)^{-\frac{1}{2} }$

$= -0.112m/s^2$

Generally, radial acceleration is given by

$\alpha _R = r'' -r \theta'^2$

$= -0.112 - (121.273)[0.0349]^2$

$= 0.271 m/s^2$

Simultaneously, angular acceleration can be represented as

$\alpha_t = r \theta'' + 2 r' \theta '$

Then $\theta '' = \frac{d (0.0349)}{dt} = 0$

Thus,

$\alpha _t = 121.273 * 0 + 2 * (-1.118)(0.0349)$

$= -0.07805 m/s^2$

The resultant acceleration is mathematically denoted as

$a = \sqrt{\alpha_R^2 + \alpha_t^2 }$

$= \sqrt{(-0.07805)^2 +(-0.027)^2}$

$= 0.272 m/s^2$

Now the acceleration's direction is mathematically expressed as

$tan \theta_a = \frac{\alpha_R }{\alpha_t }$

$\theta_a = tan^{-1} \frac{-0.271}{-0.07805}$

$= 73.26^o$

The y-axis force acting on the para-sailor is mathematically shown as

$F_y = mg + Tsin 30^o + ma sin(90- \theta )$

$= (75 * 9.8) + (18 *10^3) sin 30 + (75 * 0.272)sin(90-73.26)$

$= 9.74*10^3 N$

The x-axis force acting on the para-sailor is represented as

$F_x = mg + Tcos 30^o + ma cos(90- \theta )$

$= (75 * 9.8) + (18 *10^3) cos 30 + (75 * 0.272)cos(90-73.26)$

$= 1.557 *10^4 N$

The overall force is calculated as

$F_{net} = \sqrt{F_x^2 + F_y^2}$

$=\sqrt{(1.557 *10^4)^2 + (9.74*10^3)^2}$

$F_{net}= 1.837 *10^4N$

The directional force is evaluated as

$tan \theta_f = \frac{F_y}{F_x}$

$\theta_f = tan^{-1} [\frac{1.557*10^4}{9.74*10^3} ]$

$= tan^{-1} (1.599)$

$= 57.98^o$