A 76 kg tight rope walker takes a break when walking across a tight rope. The angle ein the picture is 14°. What is the tension in the rope?Ta0A Given,-- Angle = 140-Mass of walker = 76 kg= 180°-2(14°)-180⁰-28<= 152°Using Law of Sines76Sin (152)76x9.8xSin(104)Sin (152TSin (104)T=T = 1539.34 NAs the rope is same, tension issame on both partsQ

Given: mass, m = 76 Kg ; Angle = 14° Find : Tension in the rope

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A 76 kg tight rope walker takes a break when walking across a tight rope. The angle e
in the picture is 14°. What is the tension in the rope?
Ta
0
A

Given,
-- Angle = 140
-Mass of walker = 76 kg
= 180°-2(14°)
-180⁰-28
<= 152°
Using Law of Sines
76
Sin (152)
76x9.8xSin(104)
Sin (152
T
Sin (104)
T=
T = 1539.34 N
As the rope is same, tension is
same on both parts
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