A uniform 87-kg column is held still by a cable that is attached to it at a point that is 3/4 of its length from the ground. The other end of the cable is attached to the ground which makes an angle of 33° with the horizontal. Given that the length of the column is 16 m and the angle between the column and the ground is 83°, calculate the tension in the cable.

• A. T = 1.1 x 10^-2 N
• B. T = 9.1 x 10¹ N
• C. T = 2.7 x 10² N
• D. T = 5.7 x 10² N

Answer: (B)