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In a repair shop a truck engine that has mass 409 kg is
Chapter 5, Problem 5.63(choose chapter or problem)
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?
ANSWER:Step 1 of 4
Given data
Mass of the truck engine:
Weight of the truck; engine:
Tension in cable A:
Angle suspended by cable C with the wall: