Question

A telephone cable is clamped at A to the pole AB. Knowing that the tension in the right-hand portion of the cable is T2 = 1000 lb, determine by trigonometry (a) the required tension T1 in the left-hand portion if the resultant R of the forces exerted by the cable at A is to be vertical, (b) the corresponding magnitude of R.

Answer 1

Answer:

(a) T1 = 938.3lb

(b) R = 665.5lb

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This problem was solved by resolving the forces along the vertical and horizontal and equating to Rx and Ry respectively. Rx = 0 because the resultant is directed along the vertical.

Explanation:

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