A 10 m long steel beam is suspended by two wires as shown in the figure below. A 500 kg crate is hungfrom the beam by a third cable 2.5 m to the left of the center of the beam.T₁45°T230°(a) Draw the free body diagram for the beam.(b) If the steel beam has a mass density of λ = 55, what is the total mass of the beam?(c) What is the force of tension, T₂?(d) What is the force of tension, T₁?(e) How far from the left end of the beam should the crate be hung in order for T₂ to be 9000 N?

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