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 = 30° and β = 10° and that the combined weight of the boatswain's chair and the sailor is 200 lb, determine the tension

(a) In the support cable ACB,

(b) In the traction cable CD.

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