Two horses on the opposite banks of a canal pull a barge moving parallel to the banks by means of two horizontal ropes. The tension in these ropes are 200 lb and 240 lb while the angle between them is 60 deg. Find the resultant pull on the barge and the angle between each ropes and the sides of the canal

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Problem 2.13P: Three ropes support the weight at A. The tension in ropes AB and AC is 15 lb. Determine the tension...
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Two horses on the opposite banks of a canal pull a barge moving parallel to the banks by means of two horizontal ropes. The tension in these ropes are 200 lb and 240 lb while the angle between them is 60 deg. Find the resultant pull on the barge and the angle between each ropes and the sides of the canal.

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