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No solution was given. Just the answers. I don't think the teacher was assuming any particular properties for the cable, so I'm thinking there was probably an error in the question. This was actually a math question, not a physics question, but I thought perhaps there might be some physics...

The problem was actually from a worksheet prepared by a teacher, and I stated it word for word. The solution given by the teacher was 11N and 13N for the respective forces on each end of the cable.

Thanks for all your thoughts. I am a visual person, so I'm having some trouble getting a grasp of where I am going wrong here without a picture. I've attached some diagrams I drew for this problem. Thanks for taking the time to help me out!

Thanks for the quick response :) So, what you are saying is, that this kind of problem can't be solved unless you have a "sag" of some kind in the cable. There may have been an error in the question then. I'm just curious to know what the equal and opposite force would be in a situation like...

Homework Statement A steel cable is suspended between 2 fixed points that are 10m apart. A force of 12N pulls down at a point 6 m from the end of the cable (ie: the other part of the cable will be 4m). Find the tension in each section of the cable Homework Equations The Attempt...