In a repair shop a truck engine that has mass 409 kg is

Chapter 5, Problem 5.63

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In a repair shop a truck engine that has mass 409 kg is held in place by four light cables (Fig. P5.63). Cable A is horizontal, cables B and D are vertical, and cable C makes an angle of 37.1o with a vertical wall. If the tension in cable A is 722 N, what are the tensions in cables B and C?

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QUESTION:

In a repair shop a truck engine that has mass 409 kg is held in place by four light cables (Fig. P5.63). Cable A is horizontal, cables B and D are vertical, and cable C makes an angle of 37.1o with a vertical wall. If the tension in cable A is 722 N, what are the tensions in cables B and C?

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Given data

Mass of the truck engine:

Weight of the truck; engine:

Tension in cable A:

Angle suspended by cable C with the wall:

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