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1300 kg steel beam is supported by two ropes. Each rope has a maximum sustained tension of 6400...

1300 kg steel beam is supported by two ropes. Each rope has a maximum sustained tension of 6400 N. What is the tension in both ropes? Does either rope break?
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1300g=12740 N
2T=12740
T=6370N
rope will not break when both the wires are kept at equal distance from center.otherwise is may break.
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