Homework Help: physics

Posted by mike on Tuesday, March 22, 2011 at 3:11pm.

A 54.0 kg person takes a nap in a (lightweight) backyard hammock. Both ropes supporting the hammock are at an angle of 16.9° above the horizontal. Find the tension in the ropes.

physics - lily, Saturday, December 1, 2012 at 10:02pm
2Tsin16.9=mg=0
2Tsin16.9=mg
T=mg/2sin16.9
T=54(9.8)/2sin16.9
T=529.2/sin16.9
T=529.2/.581
T=912

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