boat is being towed through a canal by a horizontal cable which makes an angle of 10° with the shore. If the force tending to move the boat along the canal is 197N, find the pull on the cable?

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Chapter6: Beams And Cables
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Problem 6.77P: The cable AOB weighs 5.2 N/m. When the horizontal 30-N force is applied to the roller support at B,...
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A boat is being towed through a canal by a horizontal cable which makes an angle of 10° with the shore. If the force tending to move the boat along the canal is 197N, find the pull on the cable?

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