Question: An access road is closed by hanging a chain of length 3.8 m across the road. Knowing that the mass per unit length of the

An access road is closed by hanging a chain of length 3.8 m across the road. Knowing that the mass per unit length of the chain is 3.72 kg/m, determine

(a) The sag h,

(b) The magnitude of the horizontal component of the force exerted on post AB by the chain.


3.6 m

3.6 m

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