Consider a weight of w N suspended by two wires in the diagram, where T 1 and

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Consider a weight of w N suspended by two wires in the diagram, where T1 and T2 are force vectors directed along the wires.image


a. Find the vectors T1 and T2 and show that their magnitudes areimage


b. For a fixed β determine the value of α which minimizes the magnitude |T1|.


c. For a fixed α determine the value of β which minimizes the magnitude |T2|.

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Thomas Calculus Early Transcendentals

ISBN: 9780321884077

13th Edition

Authors: Joel R Hass, Christopher E Heil, Maurice D Weir

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