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SECTION 101
QUESTION 9 OF 35
A box is suspended from a series of cables as shown below. The angle of the cable attached to the ceiling is 30°
relative to the horizontal. The cable to the left has a tension force of 40 N. What is the approximate weight of the box?
30°
40N
23N

Answer 1

23 N

Step-by-step explanation:

By using the diagram above

`\tan(30) = (x)/(40)`

By cross multiplying

`x = \tan(30) * 40`

`x = 0.577 * 40`

`x = 0.577 * 40`

`x = 23.08`

`approximately \: 23`