The 120-lb traffic light is suspended from two identical cables AB and BC, each weighing 0.75lb/ft. If the maximum allowable horizontal force exerted by a cable on a vertical post is 180lb, determine the shortest possible length of each cable and the corresponding vertical distance h.
The 120-lb traffic light is suspended from two identical cables AB and BC, each weighing 0.75lb/ft. If the maximum allowable horizontal force exerted by a cable on a vertical post is 180lb, determine the shortest possible length of each cable and the corresponding vertical distance h.
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The 120-lb traffic light is suspended from two identical cables AB and BC, each weighing 0.75lb/ft. If the maximum allowable horizontal force exerted by a cable on a vertical post is 180lb, determine the shortest possible length of each cable and the corresponding vertical distance h.
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