A bag of cement weighing 425 N hangs in equilibrium from three wires as suggested in the fiqure below. Two of the wires make angles e, = 59.0° and e, = 44.0° with the horizontal. Assuming the system is in equilibrium, find the tensions T,, T, and T, in the wires. T1 T = T3 = Ve, Ty

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A bag of cement weighing 425 N hangs in equilibrium from three wires as suggested in the figure below. Two of the wires make angles 0, = 59.0° and 8, = 44.0° with the horizontal.
Assuming the system is in equilibrium, find the tensions T,, T,, and T, in the wires.
T, =
N
T3 =|
T
Ta
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Transcribed Image Text:A bag of cement weighing 425 N hangs in equilibrium from three wires as suggested in the figure below. Two of the wires make angles 0, = 59.0° and 8, = 44.0° with the horizontal. Assuming the system is in equilibrium, find the tensions T,, T,, and T, in the wires. T, = N T3 =| T Ta Need Help? Read It Watch It O Type here to search 1:45 PM 11/9/2020 DELL
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