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Sorry for the wording, it must have caused the confusion. I don't have the question on hand so I am paraphrasing it as best as i Can. It says that a person (unrealistically) jumps onto a tight rope 5m away from its start ( total distance of rope is 17m, hence the 5m and 12 m sides ). So yes i...

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Homework Statement Problem in Picture, I'm looking for the two forces of tension in the string, I expect the y-components to add to equal the force of gravity Homework Equations I used simple trig ratios to get the distances and angles. Mainly using Newtons second law F = ma The...