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A painting of mass 3 kg is hung off a wall with two strings attached to the top two corners of the painting. Each string makes an angle of 45 degrees with the ceiling. What is the tension in the strings?
him sharma , 10 Years ago
Grade 12
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askiitian expert Rahul iitd
Last Activity: 10 Years ago
It can be solved by balancing the forces: By symmetry we can safely assume that Tensions in both strings is same Balancing forces vertically 2Tsin45 = mg 2Tsin45 = 30 T = 15*1.414 T = 21.21 N in each string Thanks and Regards Rahul kumar askIITians faculty IIT Delhi
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