A bird has a mass of 26 g and perches in the middle of a stretched telephone line. (a) Show that the tension in the line can be calculated using the equation T = mg 2sinθ. Determine the tension when (b) θ = 5◦ and (c) θ = 0.5◦. Assume that each half of the line is straight.

A bird has a mass of 26 g and perches in the middle of a stretched telephone line. (a) Show that the tension in the line can be calculated using the equation T = mg 2sinθ. Determine the tension when (b) θ = 5◦ and (c) θ = 0.5◦. Assume that each half of the line is straight.

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