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Mechanical equilibrium force cases
Question

A weight W is supported by two strings inclined at 60° and 30° to the vertical. The tensions in the strings are T1 and T2, as shown. If these tensions are to be determined in terms of W using a triangle of forces, which of these triangles should you draw? (block is in equilibrium)

Moderate
Solution

AB = W. BC = T1 . CA = T2

AB + BC + CA = 0 (as the block is at rest)

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