Free body diagram for all forces

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The discussion focuses on drawing a free-body diagram for a knot connecting two ropes to a steel cable supporting a weight. Participants emphasize the importance of accurately representing the tension vectors T1 and T2, which should align with the direction of the steel cable. The third tension vector, T3, is clarified to point downward, as it originates from the cable's support of the weight. The relative lengths of the vectors are crucial for grading, though their exact lengths are not. Proper orientation and representation of all forces are essential for completing the assignment successfully.
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Homework Statement


Two ropes are connected to a steel cable that supports a hanging weight as shown in the figure.

Draw a free-body diagram showing all of the forces acting at the knot that connects the two ropes to the steel cable.
Draw the force vectors with their tails at the knot. The orientation of your vectors will be graded. The exact length of your vectors will not be graded but the relative length of one to the other will be graded.

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The Attempt at a Solution


They give me vector T1, T2, and T3. I'm trying to use T1 which is the tension to the left and put it in the direction of the steel cable and the same for T2, but I do not know about T3.

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The third tension comes from the third part of the cable. (There's three parts of the cable connected to the knot.)
 
Nathanael said:
The third tension comes from the third part of the cable. (There's three parts of the cable connected to the knot.)
So it should be pointing down?
 
monsteruf said:
So it should be pointing down?
Yep
 
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