Cable AB on the boom truck is hoisting the 2500-lb section of precast concrete (Figure P4.18). A
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Cable AB on the boom truck is hoisting the 2500-lb section of precast concrete (Figure P4.18). A second cable is under tension P, and workers use it to pull and adjust the position of the concrete section as it is being raised.
(a) Draw a free body diagram of hook A, treating it as a particle.
(b) Determine P and the tension in cable AB.
Figure P4.18
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B 5° A 25° P 2500 lb
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