A mountain climber, in the process of crossing between two cliffs by the rope, pauses to rest. She weight 535 N. She is closer to the left cliff than to the right cliff. The left rope makes 600 and the right rope makes 800 with the vertical. Find the tensions in the rope to the left and to the right of the mountain climber.

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A mountain climber, in the process of crossing between two cliffs by the rope, pauses to rest. She weight 535 N. She is closer to the left cliff than to the right cliff. The left rope makes 600 and the right rope makes 800 with the vertical. Find the tensions in the rope to the left and to the right of the mountain climber.

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