Given: The 250 kg cylinder is supported by two independent cables at Pt A. The cables are attached to the top of the wall at Pts B and C. A horizontal force, P, perpendicular to the wall, is applied at Pt A to pull the cylinder 1.5 m from the wall.
Find:
Determine the tension (magnitude in each cable in units of kN). Retain three significant digits for your final answers.
Include a carefully and neatly drawn FBD appropriately labeled. Define the x-axis in the direction of force P and the y-axis vertically. Use a RHS coordinate system.
1.5 m
250 kg
12 m