b) In a mechanical experiment to calculate cable tension, three cables attached to points B, C,...

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b) In a mechanical experiment to calculate cable tension, three cables attached to points B, C, and D were used to suspend an object of mass m at point A and as a result tensions Ti, T2, and T3 were generated in cables AB, AC, and AD respectively. If the object is stationary, the sum of the tension components in the x, in the y, and in the z directions must each be zero. This requirement gives rise to the following three equations: T1 3T2 T3 V35 V34 V42 311 4T3 V35 V42 5T1 5T2 5T3 V35 V34 V42 The three equations above are of the form Ax = b. %3D Solve for the tensions T. T, and T; using the MATLAB left division operator. Save the [10 marks] file as cable.m. Hint simply use x = A\b to obtain the answer. b) In a mechanical experiment to calculate cable tension, three cables attached to points B, C, and D were used to suspend an object of mass m at point A and as a result tensions Ti, T2, and T3 were generated in cables AB, AC, and AD respectively. If the object is stationary, the sum of the tension components in the x, in the y, and in the z directions must each be zero. This requirement gives rise to the following three equations: T1 3T2 T3 V35 V34 V42 311 4T3 V35 V42 5T1 5T2 5T3 V35 V34 V42 The three equations above are of the form Ax = b. %3D Solve for the tensions T. T, and T; using the MATLAB left division operator. Save the [10 marks] file as cable.m. Hint simply use x = A\b to obtain the answer.

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