B D A 700mm Г 1200mm Block A is suspended from two cables. Knowing that the tension in AC is 200 N, and the tension in AB is 500 N, determine a) the angle of cable AB with the horizontal, and b) the mass of block A.
B D A 700mm Г 1200mm Block A is suspended from two cables. Knowing that the tension in AC is 200 N, and the tension in AB is 500 N, determine a) the angle of cable AB with the horizontal, and b) the mass of block A.
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1200mm
Block A is suspended from two cables. Knowing that the tension in AC is 200 N, and the tension in AB is
500 N, determine a) the angle of cable AB with the horizontal, and b) the mass of block A.
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Given data
Tension in cable (TAB) = 500 N
Tension in cable (TAC) = 200 N
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a. Angle of cable-AB with horizontal
b. Mass of block-A
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