Please help with the following questions: \"Two cables hold up a block of 100 kg
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Question
Please help with the following questions:"Two cables hold up a block of 100 kg. Both are attachedto the ceiling and separated by 4 m, forming a triangle,consisiting of the two cables and the ceiling separation. Ifthe angles are 40 and 60 degrees between the cable and the ceiling,respectively, find the tension in each cable."
I need to find what T1 and T2 are. Thanks!
"Two cables hold up a block of 100 kg. Both are attachedto the ceiling and separated by 4 m, forming a triangle,consisiting of the two cables and the ceiling separation. Ifthe angles are 40 and 60 degrees between the cable and the ceiling,respectively, find the tension in each cable."
I need to find what T1 and T2 are. Thanks!
Explanation / Answer
horizontal: T1*cos(40) = T2*cos(60) vertical: T1*sin(40) + T2*sin(60) = 100*9.8 = 980 solve them for T1 and T2 T1 = 980*cos(60)/sin(100) = 498 N T2 = 980*cos(40)/sin(100) = 762 N