Question: Tension can support objects in surprising ways ( Google tensegrity ) . In this problem, we have a simplified version of a tensegrity model, but

Tension can support objects in surprising ways (Google "tensegrity"). In this problem, we have a simplified version of a tensegrity model, but it's actually also a simplified model of a specialized boom crane design. A horizontal uniform bar of mass m1=85 kg is suspended by a cable on the left side (which exerts a downward tension TB) and a cable a distance of d =2.2 m towards the right (which exerts an upward tension TA). A mass of m2=1100 kg is located a distance of x =4.2 m from the left side. The bar is L=5.8 m long.
Part a/ What is the tension in cable A?
Part b. What is the tension in cable b?

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