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title: "Two wires support an unknown mass as shown in the diagram. The tension in the left wire is measured to be \\( 17.5 \\) \\( \\text{N} \\) and the tension in the right wire is \\( 30.3 \\) \\( \\text{N} \\). The left wire makes an angle of \\( 30^{\\circ} \\) with the vertical, and the right wire makes an angle of \\( 60^{\\circ} \\) with the vertical. What is the mass of the object?"
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# Two wires support an unknown mass as shown in the diagram. The tension in the left wire is measured to be \( 17.5 \) \( \text{N} \) and the tension in the right wire is \( 30.3 \) \( \text{N} \). The left wire makes an angle of \( 30^{\circ} \) with the vertical, and the right wire makes an angle of \( 60^{\circ} \) with the vertical. What is the mass of the object?

Two wires support an unknown mass as shown in the diagram. The tension in the left wire is measured to be \( 17.5 \) \( \text{N} \) and the tension in the right wire is \( 30.3 \) \( \text{N} \). The left wire makes an angle of \( 30^{\circ} \) with the horizontal, and the right wire makes an angle of \( 60^{\circ} \) with the horizontal. What is the mass of the object?

![Diagram](https://nerd-notes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Static-equilibrium-of-unknown-mass-suspsended-by-two-wires-300x200.png)

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