To carry a 100-pound cylindrical weight, two workers lift on the ends of short ropes tied to

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To carry a 100-pound cylindrical weight, two workers lift on the ends of short ropes tied to an eyelet on the top center of the cylinder. One rope makes a 20° angle away from the vertical and the other makes a 30° angle (see figure).

(a) Find each rope's tension when the resultant force is vertical.

(b) Find the vertical component of each worker's force.

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Calculus

ISBN: 9781285057095

10th Edition

Authors: Ron Larson, Bruce H. Edwards

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