Three Ropes Are Tied in a Knot as Shown in the Figure

question 108

Short Answer

Three ropes are tied in a knot as shown in the figure. One student pulls on rope A with 1.0 pound of force, and another student pulls on rope B with 7.0 pounds of force. How hard and in what direction must you pull on rope C to balance the first two pulls? Give the direction by specifying the angle (clockwise or counterclockwise)of the pull with the direction of rope A.

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