Estimate the acceleration of the van

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A mass M = 95.0 kg is suspended by a massless string from the ceiling of a van which is moving with constant acceleration a, as shown in the figure. If the string makes an angle theta = 13o with respect to the vertical,

what is the acceleration a of the van?

What is the tension in the string?

Reference no: EM13539718

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