VEC MECH 180-DAT EBOOK ACCESS(STAT+DYNA)
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Chapter 2.1, Problem 2.8P
A disabled automobile is pulled by means of two ropes as shown. The tension in rope AB is 2.2 kN, and the angle α is 25°. Knowing that the resultant of the two forces applied at A is directed along the axis of the automobile, determine by trigonometry (a) the tension in rope AC, (b) the magnitude of the resultant of the two forces applied at A.
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