Two tugboats pull a disabled supertanker. Each tug exerts a constant force of 1.9×106 N, one...

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Two tugboats pull a disabled supertanker. Each tug exerts aconstant force of 1.9×106 N, one an angle 10 ∘ west ofnorth and the other an angle 10 ∘ east of north, as they pull thetanker a distance 0.87 km toward the north.

What is the total work they do on the supertanker?

Express your answer in joules.

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