A lamp of weight is suspended by two light strings attached to the ceiling

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Problem

A lamp of weight

100\,\text{N}

is suspended by two light strings attached to the ceiling. String A makes an angle of

60^\circ

with the ceiling on the left side, and string B makes

30^\circ

on the right side. The lamp is in equilibrium. The tension in string A is (a)

75\,\text{N}

(b)

100\,\text{N}

(c)

86\,\text{N}

(d)

50\,\text{N}