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Homework Statement
An aerialist is walking a wire of length 8 meters. He is being pulled from the edge with a rope that is 3 m in length. The person weighs 720 N and is in equilibrium. Determine a) the tension of the wire, b) the tension of the rope
Homework Equations
Since the person is in equilibrium, the resulting Force is 0.
The resultant must be the Tension vector of the wire + the tension vector of the rope + the weight vector of person.
(R = T_w + T_r + W = 0)
T_w = T_w(i) + 0(j) <--- i is the x component, and j is the y component
T_r = -T_r(i) + 0(j)
W = 0(i) - 720(j)
The Attempt at a Solution
Is this right?, is T_w the same magnitude on both sides?
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