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A high-altitude scientific kite is held by a tether secured to a ground anchor, as shown in the diagram.

A tethered kite attached to a ground anchor with tension force components of 120 N vertically and 350 N horizontally.

The tension force in the tether cable at the ground anchor exerts:

  • a horizontal force of 350 N350\text{ N}350 N
  • a vertical force of 120 N120\text{ N}120 N
a.

Calculate the magnitude of the tension force in the tether cable.

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b.

Calculate the angle (direction) of this tension force relative to the horizontal. Give your angle to two significant figures.

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Forces and their interactions Questions

Practise AQA GCSE Physics Forces and their interactions with exam-style questions for Foundation and Higher tier. 13 questions covering Scalar and vector quantities, Contact and non-contact forces, Gravity, and Resultant forces, matched to the AQA GCSE Physics (8463) specification and written in Paper 1 and Paper 2 style. Every question includes a full worked solution and mark scheme, so you can see where marks are awarded rather than just whether you got the answer right.

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