A bag of cement of weight 325 N hangs from three wires assuggested in Figure P5.18. Two of the wires make anglesO = 60.0° and 0, = 25.0° with the horizontal. If the sys-tem is in equilibrium, find the tensions T, T2, and T3 in%3Dthe wires.TT2T3CEMENT

θ1=60°θ2=25°W=Weigth of cement bag=T3=325 N

A bag of cement of weight 325 N hangs from three wires as suggested in Figure P5.18. Two of the wires make angles 0 = 60.0° and 6, = 25.0° with the horizontal. If the sys- tem is in equilibrium, find the tensions T, T2, and T3 in the wires. T2 T3 CEMENT

A bag of cement of weight 325 N hangs from three wires as suggested in Figure P5.18. Two of the wires make angles 0 = 60.0° and 6, = 25.0° with the horizontal. If the sys- tem is in equilibrium, find the tensions T, T2, and T3 in the wires. T2 T3 CEMENT

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A bag of cement of weight 325 N hangs from three wires as
suggested in Figure P5.18. Two of the wires make angles
O = 60.0° and 0, = 25.0° with the horizontal. If the sys-
tem is in equilibrium, find the tensions T, T2, and T3 in
%3D
the wires.
T
T2
T3
CEMENT

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