traffic light weighing 1.2x102 N hangs from a vertical cable tied to two other cables that are fastened to a support. The upper cables makes an angle of 35deg and 50 deg. with

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3. A traffic light weighing 1.2x102 N hangs from a vertical cable tied to two other cables that are fastened to a support. The upper cables makes an angle of 35deg and 50 deg. with the horizontal. Find the tension in each cables?

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