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Some people told me pythagorean theorem is that simple but i figured tension would be different from magnitude

I realize this is a simple problem but my application of angle theorem and vector analysis is limited so far.

I have found that x = (-ycos35/cos150) no? And I tried substituting it into a few equations I worked out. I feel I am in the WAY wrong direction here and common sense is failing me.

I am tasked to find the tensions of two wires by calculating the "magnitude of the vector" in a high school physics/precalc class. I have tried working out the equation in several ways but they all end up in an unsolvable format. So, in reference to the picture, A = 35 degrees, B= 30 degrees and...

Thanks mate.

How thin would a pure diamond plate have to be cut for a bullet to penetrate or fracture the plate if shot from a 50 yard distance? (assuming it is a spot on shot and the plate is octagonal and 15 cm across, and the bullet being a standard 50 caliber round.)

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