Answer to Question #97563 in Physics for Libby

Question

Jimmy is towing a basket of sick fish to the veterinarian. The fish and basket have a mass of 109kg, and jimmy is pulling with a force of 1938N at an angle of 37 degrees. How much normal force is acting on the basket?

Answer 1

We have:

$$N+F\sin{37}=mg$$

The normal force is acting on the basket:

$$N=mg-F\sin{37}=(109)(9.8)-193.8\sin{37}=950\ N$$