A barge is pulled by two tugboats. If the resultant of the forces exerted by
the tugboats is a 5000-lb force directed along the axis of the barge, deter-
mine (a) the tension in each of the ropes knowing that a = 45°, (b) the value
of a for which the tension in rope 2 is minimum.
2
30°
C
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