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In the figure, a T bar ski tow pulls a skier up a hill inclined at 10 degrees above horizontal. The skier starts from rest and is pulled by a cable that exerts tension T at an angle of 30 degrees above the surface of the hill. The mass of the skier is 60kg and the effective coefficient of kinetic friction between the skis and the snow is 0.100. What is the maximum tension in the cable if the starting acceleration is not to exceed 0.400g ?