The 55-kg cylinder is suspended from a clamping collar at C which can be positioned at any horizontal position x between the fixed supports at A and B. The cable is 14 m in length. Determine and plot the tensions in cable segments AC and BC as a function of x over the interval 0≤x≤13. Do your plot on a separate piece of paper. Then answer the questions to check your results.

The 55-kg cylinder is suspended from a clamping collar at C which can be positioned at any horizontal position x between the fixed supports at A and B. The cable is 14 m in length. Determine and plot the tensions in cable segments AC and BC as a function of x over the interval 0≤x≤13. Do your plot on a separate piece of paper. Then answer the questions to check your results.

International Edition---engineering Mechanics: Statics, 4th Edition

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