A barge is pulled by two tugboats as shown in Fig. P2-9. The tension in cable AC is 1000 lb. Determine the ten- B TAB 55° sion in cable AB if the resultant of the cable tensions is along the x axis. 25° TẠC FIGURE P2-9

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A barge is pulled by two tugboats as
shown in Fig. P2-9. The tension in
cable AC is 1000 lb. Determine the ten-
sion in cable AB if the resultant of the
TAB
55°
cable tensions is along thex axis.
25°
TẠC
FIGURE P2-9
Transcribed Image Text:A barge is pulled by two tugboats as shown in Fig. P2-9. The tension in cable AC is 1000 lb. Determine the ten- sion in cable AB if the resultant of the TAB 55° cable tensions is along thex axis. 25° TẠC FIGURE P2-9
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