A sailor is being rescued using a boatswain's chair that is suspended from a pulley that can
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A sailor is being rescued using a boatswain's chair that is suspended from a pulley that can roll freely on the support cable ACB and is pulled at a constant speed by cable CD. Knowing that α = 25° and β = 15° and that the tension in cable CD is 20 lb, determine
(a) The combined weight of the boatswain's chair and the sailor,
(b) The tension in the support cable ACB.
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