Six steel cables are supporting a circular heavy moulding of diameter 2 m from an overhead point as shown in Figure MEC - 082. The moulding weighs 15.71 kN, and the attachment point is 3 m above it. Each cable is 10 mm in diameter and E = 42 GPa. 3 m 2 m Find the tension in each cable. Select one: O a. 2.54 kN O b. 2.76 kN O c. 2.34 KN O d. 2.62 kN Figure MEC - 082 E
Six steel cables are supporting a circular heavy moulding of diameter 2 m from an overhead point as shown in Figure MEC - 082. The moulding weighs 15.71 kN, and the attachment point is 3 m above it. Each cable is 10 mm in diameter and E = 42 GPa. 3 m 2 m Find the tension in each cable. Select one: O a. 2.54 kN O b. 2.76 kN O c. 2.34 KN O d. 2.62 kN Figure MEC - 082 E
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