12.125 A 500-lb crate B is suspended from a cable attached to a 40-lb trolley A which rides on an inclined I-beam as shown. Knowing that at the instant shown the trolley has an acceleration of 1.2 ft/s² up and to the right, determine (a) the acceleration of B relative to Ã, (b) the tension in cable CD.

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12.125 A 500-lb crate B is suspended from a cable attached to a 40-lb
trolley A which rides on an inclined I-beam as shown. Knowing
that at the instant shown the trolley has an acceleration of 1.2 ft/s² up
and to the right, determine (a) the acceleration of B relative to A,
(b) the tension in cable CD.
Transcribed Image Text:12.125 A 500-lb crate B is suspended from a cable attached to a 40-lb trolley A which rides on an inclined I-beam as shown. Knowing that at the instant shown the trolley has an acceleration of 1.2 ft/s² up and to the right, determine (a) the acceleration of B relative to A, (b) the tension in cable CD.
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