A fire helicopter carries a 590 kg bucket
at the end of a 12.7 m long cable. When
the helicopter is returning from a fire at a
constant speed of 33.7 m/s, the cable makes
an angle of 25.7
◦ with respect to the vertical.
25.7
◦
Find the horizontal force exerted by air
resistance on the bucket. The acceleration
due to gravity is 9.8 m/s
2
.
Answer in units of N