Tarzan, who has a mass of 75 kg, holds onto the end of a vine that is at a 13∘ angle from the vertical. He steps off his branch and, just at the bottom of his swing, he grabs onto his chimp friend Cheetah, whose mass is 50 kg. What is the maximum angle the rope reaches as Tarzan swings to the other side?

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The angle subtended by the vine is as shown in the figure The potential en... View the full answer