A mass of 61.0 kg is suspended by a massless string from the ceiling of a van which is moving with constant acceleration, a. If the string makes an angle θ = 17° with respect to the vertical, what is the acceleration of the van? What is the tension in the string?

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A mass of 61.0 kg is suspended by a massless string from the ceiling of a van which is moving with constant acceleration, a. If the string makes an angle θ  =  17° with respect to the vertical, what is the acceleration of the van?

What is the tension in the string?

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