Question
a 200N sign is held by two wires that have 150 degree angle between them. find the tension in each wire.
Answers
Damon
Each wire is 75 degrees off vertical and the vertical component of tension is 100 N each.
T cos 75 = 100
T = 100/cos 75 = 386 N
T cos 75 = 100
T = 100/cos 75 = 386 N