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Question
A ball with a mass 4 kg is suspended from 3 light in-extensible wires (diagram given)
Given that the ball is in equilibrium, calculate the tension in each of the wires.
My attempt
T1 is equal to the weight of the ball which is 4g
so T1 = 4g
From there I don't know what to do but for T3 is the vertical component equal to 4g and to find T3 you can do 4gcos(70)= T3?
is the above for T3 right? If not how do I do it?
Not sure how to do T2 could someone please explain?
Thanks
A ball with a mass 4 kg is suspended from 3 light in-extensible wires (diagram given)
Given that the ball is in equilibrium, calculate the tension in each of the wires.
My attempt
T1 is equal to the weight of the ball which is 4g
so T1 = 4g
From there I don't know what to do but for T3 is the vertical component equal to 4g and to find T3 you can do 4gcos(70)= T3?
is the above for T3 right? If not how do I do it?
Not sure how to do T2 could someone please explain?
Thanks