9709 P43 - Nov 2016 - Q2
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The diagram shows a small object P of mass 20 kg held in equilibrium by light ropes attached to fixed points A and B. The rope PA is inclined at an angle of 50° above the horizontal, the rope PB is inclined at an angle of 10° below the horizontal, and both ropes are in the same vertical plane. Find the tension in the rope PA and the tension in the rope PB.
