A telephone cable is clamped at A to the pole AB. Knowing that the tension in the right-hand portion of the cable is T, = 1000 lb, deter- mine by trigonometry (a) the required tension T, 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.

A telephone cable is clamped at A to the pole AB. Knowing that the tension in the right-hand portion of the cable is T, = 1000 lb, deter- mine by trigonometry (a) the required tension T, 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.

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Chapter3: Resultants Of Force Systems

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