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2.5 Newton’s Second Law
2.4 Newton’s First Law
2.2 Forces and Free-Body Diagrams
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Gymnast hangs from a junction of a horizontal cable and a cable at \(37^{\circ}\) to the ceiling.
Gymnast hangs from a junction of a horizontal cable and a cable at \(37^{\circ}\) to the ceiling.
Find the tension in each cable supporting the gymnast who weighs \(600\,\text{N}\). The gymnast is at rest, holding a junction point where two cables are attached: one cable is horizontal, and the second cable is attached to the ceiling making an angle of \(37^{\circ}\) above the horizontal, as shown in the diagram.

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