5. Consider a sign suspended by two wires. One wire is five feet long and the other is 12 feet long. The two wires are hung from ceiling beam 13 feet apart. If the weight of the sig is 200 pounds, then find the following: 1.The magnitudes of the force vectors traveling along the wires, F₁ and F₂1. 2. The component vectors of the force vectors traveling along the wires, F₁ and F₂. and α2. 3.The angles of decent from the poles to the weight along the wires, α₁ 4. How is the weight of the sign distributed to the wires?

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5. Consider a sign suspended by two wires. One wire is five feet long and the other is 12
feet long. The two wires are hung from ceiling beam 13 feet apart. If the weight of the sign
is 200 pounds, then find the following:
1.The magnitudes of the force vectors traveling along the wires, F₁ and F₂|.
2. The component vectors of the force vectors traveling along the wires, F₁ and F₂.
3.The angles of decent from the poles to the weight along the wires, α₁ and α2.
4. How is the weight of the sign distributed to the wires?
Transcribed Image Text:5. Consider a sign suspended by two wires. One wire is five feet long and the other is 12 feet long. The two wires are hung from ceiling beam 13 feet apart. If the weight of the sign is 200 pounds, then find the following: 1.The magnitudes of the force vectors traveling along the wires, F₁ and F₂|. 2. The component vectors of the force vectors traveling along the wires, F₁ and F₂. 3.The angles of decent from the poles to the weight along the wires, α₁ and α2. 4. How is the weight of the sign distributed to the wires?
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