Calculating Tension for Rope Crossings with Angles & Weight

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The discussion focuses on calculating the tension in a rope during a crossing scenario involving angles and weight. A man weighing 535N is positioned between two cliffs, creating unequal tension on both sides of the rope. The left side of the rope forms a 65-degree angle, while the right side forms an 80-degree angle. The formula used for tension calculation is F = T - W, where F represents the force, T is the tension, and W is the weight.

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Hello, my physics teacher gave us a tension problem. In class we have done these, but never with angles and weight, I am so lost.

A man is in the process of cross two cliffs by a rope, pause to rest, He weighs 535N, he is closer to left cliff then the right cliff, with the results that the tension is not the same on the left and right sides of the rope. Calculate both tensions. The angle on the left side is 65 degrees and on the right side its 80 degrees.


F= T-W
 
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