Problem: A helicopter flies over the arctic ice pack at a constant altitude, towing an airborne 129 kg laser sensor that measures the thickness of the ice. The helicopter and the sensor both move only in the horizontal direction and have a horizontal acceleration of magnitude 2.84 m/s2.
Part A: Ignoring air resistance, find the tension in the cable towing the sensor.
I need help to compute the tension in the cable towing the sensor.