During a storm, a tree limb breaks off and comes to rest across a barbed wire fence at a point that is not in the middle between two fence posts. The limb exerts a downward force of 286 N on the wire. The left section of the wire makes an angle of 12.7° relative to the horizontal and sustains a tension of 433 N. Find the (a) magnitude and (b) direction (as an angle relative to horizontal) of the tension that the right section of the wire sustains.

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Answer:

Explanation:

Weight, W = 286 N

Tension in the left wire, T1 = 433 N

α = 12.7°

let the tension in the right wire is T2 and angle with the horizontal is β.

Make the components and maintain the equilibrium

(a)

Equilibrium of forces along x axis

[tex]T_{2}Cos\beta = T_{1}Cos\alpha[/tex]

[tex]T_{2}Cos\beta = 433Cos12.7=422.4[/tex]    .... (1)

Equilibrium of forces along y axis

[tex]T_{2}Sin\beta +T_{1}Sin\alpha = W[/tex]

[tex]T_{2}Sin\beta +433Sin12.7 = 286[/tex]

[tex]T_{2}Sin\beta=190.8[/tex]     .... (2)

Squarring equation (1) and (2) and then add

[tex]\left (T_{2}  \right )^{2}=422.4^{2}+190.8^{2}[/tex]

T2 = 463.5 N

(b) Divide equation (2) by (1)

[tex]tan\beta =\frac{190.8}{422.4}=0.45[/tex]

β = 24.2°

(a) T2 be the tension in right wire

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