Precalc word problem, please help? I am not even sure how to picture it.

Fishmongers will often place ice over freshly-caught fish that are to be shipped to preserve the freshness. Suppose a block of ice with a mass of 300 kilograms is held on an ice slide by a rope parallel to the slide. The slide is inclined at an angle of 22°.

a. What is the pull on the rope?

b. What is the force on the slide?

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Precalc word problem, please help? I am not even sure how to picture it.

Fishmongers will often place ice over freshly-caught fish that are to be shipped to preserve the freshness. Suppose a block of ice with a mass of 300 kilograms is held on an ice slide by a rope parallel to the slide. The slide is inclined at an angle of 22°.

a. What is the pull on the rope?

b. What is the force on the slide?

anonymous · Answer

Answers:

a. 1101.3 N

b. 2725.9 N

How do I go about finding these answers?

anonymous · Answer

@zepdrix @jim_thompson5910 @MathLegend Anyone?

anonymous · Answer

@surjithayer @RadEn

anonymous · Answer

@mathmale