A suspension cable is suspended from two points 102 m apart and at the same horizontal level.The self-weight of the cable can be considered to be equivalent to 36 N/m of horizontal length.If the cable carries two concentrated loads each of 10 kN at 34 m and 68 m horizontally from theleft-hand support and the maximum sag in the cable is 3 m, determine the maximum tension in thecable and the vertical distance between the concentrated loads and the supports.Ans. 129.5 kN, 2.96 m.

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