6. Intro to Forces (Dynamics)
Equilibrium in 2D
2PRACTICE PROBLEM
A container being lowered from a crane is held in place by a light steel cable that makes an angle of 58.0° from the vertical and a horizontal synthetic cable. If the container has a mass m = 4520 kg, determine
a) The tension T1 in the slanted cable.
b) The tension T2 in the horizontal cable.
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A container being lowered from a crane is held in place by a light steel cable that makes an angle of 58.0° from the vertical and a horizontal synthetic cable. If the container has a mass m = 4520 kg, determine
a) The tension T1 in the slanted cable.
b) The tension T2 in the horizontal cable.