Inside of a Train a Ball of Weight W Is $T \tan \theta = W$

question 109

Multiple Choice

Inside of a train a ball of weight W is hanging by a light wire at rest from the ceiling. The wire makes an angle θ with the ceiling, as shown in the figure. Which one of the following conditions
Must be true about the tension T in the wire?

• A) \(T \tan \theta = W\)
• B) \(T \cos \theta = W\)
• C) T = W
• D) T = ma
• E) \(T \sin \theta = W\)