Evaluate the tension in the cable towing the sensor


A helicopter flies over the arctic ice pack at a constant altitude, towing an airborne 142-kg laser sensor that measures the thickness of the ice (see the drawing). The helicopter and the sensor both move only in the horizontal direction and have a horizontal acceleration of magnitude 3.00 m/s2. Ignoring air resistance, find the tension in the cable towing the sensor.

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Physics: Evaluate the tension in the cable towing the sensor
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