An object of weight is suspended from a ceiling by two light strings
PHYSICS · Multi-part · CBSE · Physics · Laws of Motion · Laws of Motion
Problem
An object of weight W is suspended from a ceiling by two light strings. One string makes an angle α with the horizontal to the left of the object and the other makes an angle β with the horizontal to the right. The object remains at rest.
(i) Resolve the forces acting on the object along horizontal and vertical directions and hence derive expressions for the tensions T1 and T2 in the two strings entirely in terms of W, α and β.
(ii) Using your result, calculate T1 and T2 when W=180N, α=40∘ and β=30∘.