Question: A 0.60-kg sheet hangs from a mass less clothesline as shown in Fig. 9-48. The clothesline on either side of the sheet makes an angle

A 0.60-kg sheet hangs from a mass less clothesline as shown in Fig. 9-48. The clothesline on either side of the sheet makes an angle of 3.5o with the horizontal. Calculate the tension in the clothesline on either side of the sheet. Why is the tension so much greater than the weight of the sheet?


3.5° 3.5°

3.5 3.5

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