Vector math Question
A weight hangs from two wires a shown below. Find the magnitudes of tensions A and B

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Vector math Question
A weight hangs from two wires a shown below. Find the magnitudes of tensions A and B

anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

i have an answer already and i would just like to verify it is correct

xapproachesinfinity · Answer

what have you done so far?

xapproachesinfinity · Answer

show your work

xapproachesinfinity · Answer

2000 that is a force right?

amistre64 · Answer

superposition works well for this ... just a thought

xapproachesinfinity · Answer

or just mass

anonymous · Answer

i have done the whole problem already and would like someone to do it as well so i can say that is what i got or no that is not what i got.

anonymous · Answer

yes 2000 lbs

xapproachesinfinity · Answer

well post the problem and we see how you did

xapproachesinfinity · Answer

post the solution i mean

anonymous · Answer

i got a = 866 lb
and  b = 1500 lbs

xapproachesinfinity · Answer

the work?

anonymous · Answer

i just want someone to check instead of trying to type out all my steps

anonymous · Answer

i broke them up into components

anonymous · Answer

i used f = ma even though this is technically a math class

amistre64 · Answer

using superposition ...

amistre64 · Answer

we could have trigged it, but it makes a special triangle ....

anonymous · Answer

im not familiar with that method does that lead to the answer i got?

amistre64 · Answer

nope

amistre64 · Answer

youre method most likely is a system of equations

anonymous · Answer

yeah its is

amistre64 · Answer

im guessing theres an error in your process then

2000 is Newtons? its force and not mass right?

anonymous · Answer

but units should not matter because i am using the same units on both side of my system.

amistre64 · Answer

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