Consider the figure below. (a) Find the tension in each cable supporting the 548-N cat burglar. (Assume the angle 0 of the inclined cable is 38.0°.) inclined cable N horizontal cable vertical cable (b) Suppose the horizontal cable were reattached higher up on the wall. Would the tension in the inclined cable increase, decrease, or stay the same? O increase O decrease stay the same

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Consider the figure below.
(a) Find the tension in each cable supporting the 548-N cat burglar. (Assume the angle 0 of the inclined cable is
38.0°.)
inclined cable
N
horizontal cable
vertical cable
(b) Suppose the horizontal cable were reattached higher up on the wall. Would the tension in the inclined cable
increase, decrease, or stay the same?
O increase
O decrease
stay the same
Transcribed Image Text:Consider the figure below. (a) Find the tension in each cable supporting the 548-N cat burglar. (Assume the angle 0 of the inclined cable is 38.0°.) inclined cable N horizontal cable vertical cable (b) Suppose the horizontal cable were reattached higher up on the wall. Would the tension in the inclined cable increase, decrease, or stay the same? O increase O decrease stay the same
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