Asked by sam

a 20 kg loudspeaker is suspended 2m below a ceiling by two 3m-long cables that angle outward at equal angles. what is the tension in the cables?

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Answered by bobpursley
The amount of angle is important.

Use symettry, each cable is holding half the weight.

measuring the angle between the vertical and the cable, then 1/2 mg=Tension*cosTheta where theta is from the vertical to a cable.
Answered by sam
i got the answer by
(2m/3m)=0.666
sin-1(0.666)=41.8 degrees
to find tension
T=Fg/2sin(theta)
20kg*9.8=196N
2sin(41.8)=1.333
196N/1.3333=147N
Answered by hoy
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