The steel I-beam in the drawing has a weight of 1.53 × 103 N and is being lifted at a constant velocity. What is the tension in each cable attached to its ends?
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The angles = 70o?.
T1*sin70 + T2*sin70 = 1530 N.
T1 = T2.
2T1*sin70 = 1530.
T1 = 814 N. = T2.
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To find the tension in each cable attached to the ends of the steel I-beam, we can make use of Newton's second law of motion.
Newton's second law states that the sum of the forces acting on an object is equal to the mass of the object multiplied by its acceleration:
ΣF = m * a
In this case, since the steel I-beam is being lifted at a constant velocity (which means its acceleration is zero), the sum of the forces on the I-beam should also be zero.
Let's call the tension in the cable on the left side T1 and the tension in the cable on the right side T2. Since the I-beam is not accelerating, the upward force (T1) must be equal to the downward force (T2), balancing the weight of the I-beam.
ΣF = T1 - T2 - mg = 0
Where:
T1 = the tension in the left cable
T2 = the tension in the right cable
m = mass of the I-beam (given as 1.53 × 10^3 N)
g = acceleration due to gravity (approximately 9.8 m/s^2)
Rearranging the equation, we have:
T1 - T2 = mg
Substituting the given values:
T1 - T2 = (1.53 × 10^3 N)
Now, to find the tension in each cable, we need one more piece of information. For example, if we know that the two cables are symmetrical, we can assume that T1 = T2. However, without any additional information or symmetry assumptions, we cannot determine the exact values of T1 and T2.