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Andy1234
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A 5.50kg mass is hanging from a rope that is attached to two other ropes. Rope 1 is 40 degrees below the negative horizontal and Rope 2 is 40 degrees to the right of the positive vertical. Find the tension in rope 1.I understand most tension problems but the one rope in the same direction as the mass is throwing me off. I know that T1 and T2 are equal in the x direction. But that means T1 has a y component that must be canceled out by T2's y compenent. But if T2's y component increases further then doesn't its x also increase? Which will make T1's x and y increase. I don't understand. Please help.
A 5.50kg mass is hanging from a rope that is attached to two other ropes. Rope 1 is 40 degrees below the negative horizontal and Rope 2 is 40 degrees to the right of the positive vertical. Find the tension in rope 1.I understand most tension problems but the one rope in the same direction as the mass is throwing me off. I know that T1 and T2 are equal in the x direction. But that means T1 has a y component that must be canceled out by T2's y compenent. But if T2's y component increases further then doesn't its x also increase? Which will make T1's x and y increase. I don't understand. Please help.
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