ift is loaded with four skiers with a combined weight of 250 N (including the mass of the chair).  What are the tensions in the two

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A ski chairlift is suspended between two towers that are 60 m apart.  When the chairlift is 20 m from one tower, the cable sags 1 m.  The chairlift is loaded with four skiers with a combined weight of 250 N (including the mass of the chair).  What are the tensions in the two parts of the cable?

 
 
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