Solve the Problem. -An Audio Speaker That Weighs 50 Pounds Hangs from the Hangs

question 193

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-An audio speaker that weighs 50 pounds hangs from the ceiling of a restaurant from two cables as shown in the figure. To two decimal places, what is the tension in the two cables?

• A) Tension in right cable: 35.90 lb; tension in left cable: 14.10 lb
• B) Tension in right cable: 14.10 lb; tension in left cable: 41.59 lb
• C) Tension in right cable: 35.90 lb; tension in left cable: 41.59 lb
• D) Tension in right cable: 41.59 lb; tension in left cable: 35.90 lb

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