The problem involves calculating the tension in two strings supporting a 119N mass at specified angles (77.0° and 26.0°). The context is centered around the equilibrium of forces acting on the mass.
The discussion is ongoing, with participants exploring various interpretations of the problem setup and the necessary calculations. Some guidance has been offered regarding the resolution of forces, but there is no consensus on the correct approach or solution yet.
The original poster notes a lack of clarity regarding whether the mass is in kilograms or newtons, which may affect their calculations. There is also uncertainty about how to apply the tension components in the context of the problem.
You don't need to directly find the "adjacent" value. You need to find the components of each tension and then sum them up in the x and y directions. So you should have two horizontal forces in one equation and then three vertical forces in another equation.I just have no idea what I need to do in order to find the adjacent value so that I can solve for T1 in the vector
I'm not sure what you've done here.I said that since gravity is pulling down with 119N on the system then I can use that value for upwards component of my tension. Then to find the sideways component I took 119 x tan(26) = 140.27N for my adjacent and then to find the hypotenuse I used cosine. 140.27/cosine(26) = X and then the value I got was 216.83N. This is wrong however and once again I don't know what happened.