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A trolley wire weighs 1.2 kg per meter length. The ends of the wire are attached to two poles 20 meters apart. If the horizontal tension is 1500 kg find the dip in the middle of the span

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Lokesh Matiyali
Lokesh Matiyali 7 years ago
since we know ,
horizontal force = wl^2/8h ,where w = weight per unit length , h = dip , l= length of cable.
so by this ,we get answer around 4cm.
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