A ski resort chair lift has towers spaced 44m horizontally apart.

 

The upper tower is 13 m higher than the previous tower. If the chairs are 14 m horizontally apart and the first chair is 5 m past the lower tower what is the tension on both ends of the cable? The mass of each chair is 550 Kg and the height above the lower tower for each chair's attachment to the cable is 0.26576 m, 3 m, 7.7244 m.

 

 

Lower Tower Cable Tension = 

 

Upper Tower Cable Tension =

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We can break down the forces acting vertically and horizontally to determine the tension on both ends of the cable The main goal is to establish equil... View the full answer