Question: Find the required horizontal and vertical components of the given vectors. A car is being unloaded from a ship. It is supported by a cable

Find the required horizontal and vertical components of the given vectors. A car is being unloaded from a ship. It is supported by a cable from a crane and guided into position by a horizontal rope. If the tension in the cable is 2790-lb and the cable makes an angle of 3.5° with the vertical, what are the weight W of the car and the tension T in the rope?

Fig. 9.16 2790 lb W T

Fig. 9.16 2790 lb W T

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