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Homework Statement
Find approximate expressions for T1 and T2 that are
valid when h/d << 1 and h/x << 1
Homework Equations
[tex]T_{1} =\dfrac{mg\left(d-x\right)}{dh}\sqrt{1+\dfrac{x^{2}}{h^{2}}}[/tex]
[tex]T_{2} =\dfrac{mgx}{d}\sqrt{1+\dfrac{\left(d-x\right)^{2}}{h^{2}}}[/tex]
[tex]h^{2} =\dfrac{\left(L^{2}-d^{2}+2dx\right)^{2}}{4L^{2}}-x^{2}=\dfrac{\left(L^{2}-d^{2}\right)\left(L^{2}-d^{2}+4x\left(d-x\right)\right)}{4L^{2}}[/tex]
The Attempt at a Solution
Not sure where to begin!