PLEASE HELP. TENSION PROBLEM.

A wrecking ball of mass 550 kg is suspended from a crane, and is also tethered to the crane by a horizontal cable when not in use. When tethered, the main cable makes an angle of 35 deg from the vertical. Use g=9.8 m/s^2.

a) write down the 2nd law wquations for the x and y components of the force
b) Find T2, the tension on the main crane cable
c) find T1, the tension on the horizontal tether cable

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PLEASE HELP. TENSION PROBLEM.

A wrecking ball of mass 550 kg is suspended from a crane, and is also tethered to the crane by a horizontal cable when not in use. When tethered, the main cable makes an angle of 35 deg from the vertical. Use g=9.8 m/s^2.

a) write down the 2nd law wquations for the x and y components of the force
b) Find T2, the tension on the main crane cable
c) find T1, the tension on the horizontal tether cable

anonymous · Answer

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a.T2cos35=mg,T2sin35=T1
b.T2=550*9.80/cos35
c.T1=T2sin35