A 77.0 kg person is being pulled away from a burning building as shown in the figure below.15°T₁T₂-10°(a) Calculate the tension (in N) in the first rope, T₁, if the person is momentarily motionless. (Enter the magnitude only.)N(b) Calculate the tension (in N) in the second rope, T₂, if the person is momentarily motionless. (Enter the magnitude only.)N

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A 77.0 kg person is being pulled away from a burning building as shown in the figure below.
15°
T₁
T₂
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(a) Calculate the tension (in N) in the first rope, T₁, if the person is momentarily motionless. (Enter the magnitude only.)
N
(b) Calculate the tension (in N) in the second rope, T₂, if the person is momentarily motionless. (Enter the magnitude only.)
N

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