Question: A car weighing 130 kN when fully loaded is pulled slowly up a steep inclined track by a steel cable (see figure). The cable has

A car weighing 130 kN when fully loaded is pulled slowly up a steep inclined track by a steel cable (see figure). The cable has an effective cross-sectional area of 490 mm2, and the angle α of the incline is 30°.
Calculate the tensile stress σt in the cable.
A car weighing 130 kN when fully loaded is pulled

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