Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Statics and Dynamics
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780073398242
Author: Ferdinand P. Beer, E. Russell Johnston Jr., David Mazurek, Phillip J. Cornwell, Brian Self
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 7.5, Problem 7.142P
(a)
To determine
The location of the lowest point C.
(b)
To determine
The maximum tension in the cable.
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