Determine the acceleration of the van

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A mass M = 25.0 kg is suspended by a massless string from the ceiling of a van which is moving with constant acceleration a, as shown in the figure. If the string makes an angle ? = 26° with respect to the vertical, what is the acceleration a of the van?What is the tension in the string?

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