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A 50 kg stcel ball is hanging from two cables that make 120 degrees with each

other. Find the tension on the cables.

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Answer:

T1 = 490.5 [N], T2 = 490.5[N]

Step-by-step explanation:

First, we must draw a free body diagram of the steel ball hanging and the two wires holding it as well as the angle forming the wires between them.

The free-body diagram can be seen in the attached image.

As the cables are symmetrical with respect to the vertical axis, the force in cables 1 and 2 is equal, so when performing a force sum equal to zero on the Y-axis, we can find the force value of any cable.

The solution of the equations can be seen in the attached image

A 50 kg stcel ball is hanging from two cables that make 120 degrees with each other-example-1
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