A nylon rope is shown in the figure and it is supporting a load of 100 lbs is placed at the midpoint of the rope. a. Draw the free body diagram of the rope. b. Determine the magnitude and direction (with respect to the +x axis) of the tension on the rope. c. Complete the sentence: If the tension of the rope is (less than/more than) the answer in 1.b, the rope will be more sag.

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A nylon rope is shown in the figure and it is supporting
a load of 100 lbs is placed at the midpoint of the rope.
a. Draw the free body diagram of the 
rope.
b. Determine the magnitude and direction 
(with respect to the +x axis) of the tension on 
the rope.
c. Complete the sentence: If the tension 
of the rope is (less than/more than) the answer 
in 1.b, the rope will be more sag.

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40 ft
100 lbs
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