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SillyYak
Homework Statement
A telephone wire of mass m is strung between two poles, making an angle θ with the horizontal at each end find the tension at the center. in terms of Theta Mass and G
The attempt at a solution
i assumed it was T= mg/2sintheta using the same logic as the tight rope walker problem. i think I am messing up in accounting for the mass of the wire as if someone were standing in the middle. could someone point me n the right direction