Two tugboats pull a disabled supertanker

Physics Jan 07, 2021

Two tugboats pull a disabled supertanker. Each tug exerts a constant force of 1.90×106 N, one at an angle 19.0 west of north, and the other at an angle 19.0 east of north, as they pull the tanker a distance 0.870 km toward the north.

What is the total work done by the two tugboats on the supertanker?

Express your answer in joules, to three significant figures.

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