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An object is suspended from the ceiling with two wires that make an angle of 40° with the ceiling. The weight of the body is 150 N. What is the tension in each wire? 41.6 newtons…

An object is suspended from the ceiling with two wires that make an angle of 40° with the ceiling. The weight of the body is 150 N. What is the tension in each wire? 41.6 newtons…
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An object is suspended from the ceiling with two wires that make an angle of 40° with the ceiling. The weight of the body is 150 N. What is the tension in each wire?

41.6 newtons
82.3 newtons
150 newtons
117 newtons

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Refer to the diagram shown below.

Let T = the tension in each wire.
For equilibrium,
2T cos(50°) = 150 N
1.2856T = 150
T = 116.677 N ≈ 117 N

Answer: 117 N
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