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whitejac
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Homework Statement
The Tensions in four cables are equal:
|T1| = |T2| = |T3| = |T4| = T
Determine the value of T so that the four cables exert a totl force of 12,500-lb magnitude on the support.
(Inser a picture of 4 connected cables angled 9, 29, 40, 51 degrees respectively)
My question is what exactly does T stand for? I can do the vector algebra so I will not attempt that until I understand what exactly I'm looking for. If T is the resultant vector then I can find that using vector addition, but if it's just the magnitude then I divide the desired magnitude evenly amongst the 4 vectors.
I'm fairly certain T is not a vector, thought, because in the chapter the vectors were bolded. Is there something I'm not seeing here?